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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.
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Seasonal Worker Interest Group calls for mandatory implementation of the Employer Pays Principle
To protect them from debt-bondage and exploitation, workers should never pay for recruitment costs including visas and flights. The government must implement the EPP, not just as a best practice, but as a common standard
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Defra’s survey of seasonal workers demonstrates exploitation risks of short-term, sponsored visas
The prevalence of relocation-linked debts, lack of a viable transfer system between employers, and the absence of an independent grievance mechanism, make the Seasonal Worker visa inherently risky to exploitation.
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As evidence of exploitation of workers increases, the Seasonal Worker Interest Group calls for action
We have submitted evidence demonstrating the serious levels of abuse that workers are facing a submission to the Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (ODLME) as part of the Seasonal Worker Interest Group.
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Protecting workers on the UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme
This call to action for the next government sets out the urgent need for structural reforms to the Seasonal Worker visa scheme to better protect workers.
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