Yesterday Ayushman and I published a piece with openDemocracy on the Global Slavery Commission.

Today I got a response from an FOI request which revealed that the UK government is spending 500,000 pounds on the Commission. 1/3

🗣️ Restrictive work visas are driving people into exploitation

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Why are MPs being blocked from seeing the conditions on a barge housing asylum seekers? My latest for The Lead.

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Restrictive visa routes, particularly where people are tied to a specific employer or sector, have been seen to increase the risks of exploitation. The UK is going backwards on combating modern slavery, by imposing policies which lead to it.

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Super useful thread here from After Exploitation 🧡 setting out what's going on & why it's important ⤵️

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1/ 🚨 Yesterday the ICIBI's report on the adult social care sector was finally published.

The report paints a picture of serious Home Office failings that have resulted in care workers being exploited at an alarming scale

🔗assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6602a6b7…