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LIVE BLOG Election Watch 2024
We're monitoring and summarising party communications and policy announcements that impact the welfare of migrants and other disadvantaged workers.
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Why exploitation of care workers is likely to persist, despite plunge in visa numbers
The number of Health and Care worker visas issued by the Home Office has plummeted, likely, in part, due to the ban on care worker dependants. But increased recruitment from ‘red-list’ countries is causing further problems.
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Labour Exploitation Advisory Group submits evidence to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee
As part of the group, we demonstrate how recent legislation has undermined the UK’s system of modern slavery protections, and the role the UK's visa system plays in enabling exploitation.
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Employment justice must be accessible to all: Our submission to the Ministry of Justice's Employment Tribunal fees consultation
The reintroduction of Employment Tribunal fees would exclude the poorest from accessing justice, increase pressures facing the third sector, and fail to alleviate pressures on the tribunal system.
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What do the government’s recent immigration changes mean for exploited migrant workers?
Home Secretary James Cleverly has announced a raft of major immigration changes including a ban on overseas care workers' dependent family members, and an increase to the minimum income requirement for family visas to £38,700.
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