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Farm Worker Carrying Box Seasonal Worker
Policy 13 Jun 2024

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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Policy 10 Jun 2024

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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Data analysis 3 Jun 2024

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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Policy 22 May 2024

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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Policy 9 May 2024

Lords call out the government's ban on migrant care worker family members as ‘enabling’ for exploitative sponsors

We are proud to have worked with Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oates to share his regret that ministers wish to separate migrant care workers from their partners and children.

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