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With Skilled Worker visa numbers in decline, what’s the cost?
The number of Skilled Worker visas issued is at its lowest since 2021, but with vacancies in critical sectors unfilled and the risks of labour exploitation still high, we find real human and economic costs behind the politics of lowering numbers.
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Increasing qualifying time for ILR would increase the risk of poverty and exploitation, the MAC warns
The government’s ambition to further reduce net migration is a political choice that will result in a society where care for elderly people is rationed, workers are at greater risk of exploitation, and migrant families live in poverty for longer.
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Room for improvement: our submission to the Home Office's consultation on the identification of victims of modern slavery
We’ve submitted evidence demonstrating how the identification of victims of modern slavery, specifically sponsored migrant workers, is dangerously inadequate.
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Labour Party Conference 2025: bringing migrant workers to the table
For the third year in a row, we attended the Labour Party Conference where we met a government more concerned with appearing tough on migration than engaging with the reality of migration and migrants’ experiences.
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Lib Dem party conference 2025: promising foundations to support migrant workers and their families
We joined the 2025 Liberal Democrat party conference to make sure migrant and disadvantaged workers were represented in conversations about health and social care, the NRPF policy, digital IDs, social security and justice reform.
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