Latest publications
Defra data highlights potential labour violations and fear of reprisal among seasonal workers
The latest seasonal worker survey has been published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. We examine the key findings and outline how officials can mitigate risks within the Seasonal Worker Scheme.
Read moreRead more
Labour Party Conference 2026: Andy Burnham has noble ambition for care but it must include migrant care workers
The Labour Party Conference this year was different. The message of ‘hope again’ was beaming from every screen. But, there was one glaring omission: migrant care workers.
Read moreRead more
Right to Work checks to be redefined from 1 October 2026
From 1 October 2026, Home Office rules on Right to Work checks will see a major update. It is important that employers and employees alike are informed – failure to undertake a right to work check correctly can have profound implications. We answer the main questions we foresee being asked.
Read moreRead moreOur impact in 2025
£173K
Recovered for people exploited by their employers
481
People supported to understand and secure their immigration status
184
Frontline professionals trained in immigration and employment advice
415
People supported with one-on-one employment legal advice
Write to your MP
The government has no clue what it's like to be a migrant or low-paid worker in Britain today.
Yet they are making policies such as doubling the route to settlement and changing the immigration rules that will affect millions of people's lives.
We need to tell them.
Donate
After six months of sexual harassment and a traumatic assault, Sofia* was forced to leave her job at a local shop. We took her boss to the tribunal and won £55,000 for discrimination and wage theft. Abuse must not go unpunished. Please donate to help us demand justice for victims of workplace abuse.
Donate
Donate
War forced Olga to flee Ukraine, but a sudden policy change left her 11-year-old son, Mykyta, stranded. Our legal team fought for six months to reunite them. Families belong together. Please donate to help us reunite families torn apart by the Home Office’s thoughtless immigration policy.
Donate
Donate
Fired for attending a midwife appointment, Agnes was denied her basic rights and wrongly labeled "self-employed." We fought back, winning her £19,694 for pregnancy discrimination. No worker should face discrimination alone. Donate today to fund the legal experts who hold exploitative employers accountable.
Donate
Donate
Kiran was scammed out of £22,000 for what he thought was a legitimate care job, only to be dismissed without a single day’s pay. We fought his exploitation, securing over £16,000 in life-changing interim relief. Please donate to help us fight for justice for exploited and scammed migrant care workers.
Donate
Donate
Underpaid and isolated on a farm with just £130 left, Kyrgyz seasonal worker Kalysbek faced financial ruin after reporting injustice. Our intervention helped him secure a new placement and a second chance. Donate to support our work improving working conditions for migrant workers on UK farms.
Donate
Donate
Marcin moved to the UK from Poland in 2007, but did not realise he needed to secure his immigration status under the EUSS scheme after Brexit. Without the right to work, he was left undocumented and homeless. A cancer diagnosis only made matters worse. We secured his Settled Status, restoring his right to live and work in the UK. Please donate to fund our immigration team’s life-changing work.
Donate