Today the Gov announced plans to sanction ‘unscrupulous employers hiring workers illegally’& ‘remove those caught working illegally’. This sends the message that this Labour Gov is more interested in immigration enforcement than protecting workers’ rights. AND it won’t work 1/3

About 100 Uzbek Seasonal Workers Denied Entry to UK Following Ban on Scheme Operator The UK must stop treating workers like commodities. As FLEX's Head of Policy puts it, workers would have made significant sacrifices to arrive in the UK Kate Roberts 🧡 visaguide.world/news/about-100…

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Many of these workers have made significant sacrifices to migrate, including leaving jobs, family and borrowing money. The government must introduce a clear and transparent process to ensure workers are not left high and dry when there is an issue with their scheme operator.

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There are significant numbers of workers still saying that they have not heard any updates about their status. We're told this particular crisis is slowly getting resolved, but the core issue remains: how much more turmoil is needed to get the seasonal worker scheme overhauled?

This from Jonathan Portes is right; if our migration policy is only concerned with restrictions, the only result will be marginalisation, exclusion and exploitation.theguardian.com/books/article/…