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The systemic drivers of migrant worker exploitation in the UK
We identify the work-sponsorship system adopted after Brexit, combined with weak labour enforcement, as the driving force behind increasing reports of migrant worker exploitation in Britain.
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A strategy for migrant worker welfare
We are launching a four-year project to document the exploitation of migrant workers, and press the government to adopt a Migrant Worker Welfare Strategy.
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Migrants and taxes: Challenges of fiscal inclusion in the digital age
As part of the 'Taxing Migrants' project, undertaken in collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford (OSGA/COMPAS), we questioned how migrants understand and navigate the UK tax system.
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Seasonal work after the war in Ukraine
Using Home Office entry clearance data we focus on Seasonal Worker visas, examining what the latest immigration trends tell us about workers’ countries of origin and how this information can be used to improve workers' rights.
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Weed out exploitation: Improving reporting of labour exploitation among seasonal workers on UK farms
Drawing on a year of casework with seasonal agricultural workers recruited under the government's Seasonal Worker Pilot, we examine the barriers to reporting exploitation, and the measures needed to address them.
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