Great to see this practical The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Autonomy Institute tool to support social care workers find new employers who are licensed to sponsor visas. Share widely!

The people who spoke to me for this article, including Ismail, Zainab & Katherine*, are still looking for work. Katherine has less than a week before her visa ceases to be valid.

If you're a care provider who can sponsor them, or if you know somebody who can, please get in touch

Looking forward to giving evidence in tomorrow’s ⁦Home Affairs Committee⁩ session on legal migration tomorrow

Workers are being told they have to find a new visa sponsor in 60 days or leave the UK, not because they have done anything wrong, but because their employers broke the rules and had their sponsor licences revoked.
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Defra have confirmed that the UK’s agricultural seasonal worker visa will be extended for another 5 years from 2025 to 2029 ⬇️

6/ We urge government to learn from the experiences of workers who have travelled to the UK on the Seasonal Worker visa scheme to support our agricultural sector and introduce changes to make the visa safer and fairer for workers
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A superb run for our 1500m runner bringing home the gold!!! Great work 🥇💛🤍

On Monday Myanmar had its hottest day on record, an unbelievable 48.2C (118.8F). Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, and parts of India have also been struck by record breaking temperatures above 40C. These temperatures will kill thousands. 1/2

7/10 workers borrow money for migration costs, such as visa fees and flights. However, the report finds that only 71% of people believe they will earn enough in the UK to cover migration related costs. The rest are unsure (17%), or believe that they will not even break even (12%)

Today we launch our new report on agricultural work in the UK. This report – the 2nd in our series on the seasonal worker visa – sheds light on the conditions that are leaving thousands of people trapped in cycles of debt. Read it here:bit.ly/3UpNYRD 🧵

This #InternationalWorkersDay , we continue to work towards rights for all workers in the UK. This means an end to restrictive work visas and all workers having accessible options to report, leave or challenge exploitative work

'The UK cleaning sector offers an example of a high-risk sector characterised by widespread labour abuse and exploitation, with disproportionate representation of groups of workers facing additional vulnerabilities.'

Read the new report from FLEX ⬇️

The Worker Interest Group have highlighted concerns with government's response to the Horticultural Committee report regarding the Seasonal Worker visa in this public letter ⬇️ labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/20…

Wonderful coverage of our inspiring cyclist Trhas and the issues our community has helped her to overcome

Thks to the kind people who donated to her bike fund & offered all manner of support, including MP Andy Slaughter and the incredibly resourceful Africa Rising Cycling
#TeamTrhas

After 30 years, Critical Mass is still fighting for cyclists on London’s roads dlvr.it/T5Q5DK

ATLEU is a brilliant and inspiring place to work, this is such a great opportunity!!

🗣️ Restrictive work visas are driving people into exploitation

We welcome Stephen Kinnock’s letter to Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson MP on the need to address risks of exploitation on work visas, and invest in labour market enforcement

Thank you Stephen Kinnock for standing up for migrant workers' rights 🙏🏽

Conservatives are doing nothing to prevent exploitation of migrant workers through their new visa routes: theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

My letter to the Minister asks 11 Qs Govt must answer on exploitation, and asks him to adopt Labour's common sense measures to combat these practices

💡How can #workers be effectively involved in identifying and assessing risks of #labourabuse and #exploitation in #supplychains ?

💻 Join our upcoming #webinar to hear invaluable learnings from our two-year pilot project.

Reserve your free pace here: bit.ly/3VQXkZ9

Over 70% of migrant farm workers surveyed by FLEX got into debt to come to the UK, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation and less likely to protest poor working conditions labourexploitation.org/publications/b…