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Skilled Worker visa route comes under scrutiny for migrant worker exploitation
During a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting, Home Office civil servants acknowledged that the Skilled Worker Visa route has been marred by exploitation, but indicated no intention to move away from sponsorship.
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Set on reducing net migration at all costs, the immigration White Paper is a confused document that is soft on addressing exploitation
The government's flagship immigration policies rely on the assumption that it can safeguard against exploitation by reducing net migration. Not only is this unlikely to have the stated effect on exploitation, it may in fact exacerbate it.
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New hiring requirements for care agencies will not solve the Health & Care Worker visa crisis
We have written to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee calling for greater scrutiny of these changes, and a broader package of reform to help the thousands of migrant care workers whose employers have had their licences revoked.
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Drop in visas for carers indicates tougher Home Office action on sponsors, but insufficient protection for migrants and the care sector
Greater Home Office due diligence has resulted in stricter licensing requirements and more licence revocations, but this isn't enough to protect migrant workers from exploitation.
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The forgotten third: migrant workers' views on improving conditions in England's adult social care sector
Finding that migrant care workers are suffering persistent employment rights breaches, but are dissuaded from reporting, we present recommendations for sector-level and immigration reform.
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