'They pluck figures out of nowhere.'
'I'm strong, I will get there, and I will have my husband back.'

Caller Raquel, who can't afford for her husband to come to the UK, tells Tom Swarbrick that the £29,000 minimum income requirement for new visas is 'an absolute shocker'.

'We are dealing with a community... who are punished & feel excluded and discriminated by their own government only because they fell in love with somebody from abroad & do not or cannot... earn the 'right amount' to be able to love whoever they choose.'
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⚡️Important in-person event coming up next week, organised by Dr Adrienne Yong and with a fantastic panel of speakers: 'Domestic Abuse in a New Immigration Landscape' at City Law School on 16/04. Details 👇👇

city.ac.uk/news-and-event…

In Monday's live webinar Luke Piper and Dmitri Macmillen from Work Rights Centre are covering the UK immigration routes for Ukrainian nationals and their family members fleeing the conflict. To book your ticket go to: freemovement.org.uk/product/webina…

Spain approves rights for undocumented migrants – should the UK do the same? My latest for i newspaper #RegularizacionYa many thanks to Work Rights Centre inews.co.uk/news/world/spa…

We meet people every day 'who have built families and lives here but are prevented from legally working here to support them by the hostile environment.'

inews: Spain approves rights for undocumented migrants - should the UK do the same? grahamkeeley

inews.co.uk/news/world/spa…

We're researching how to make the care sector better for workers (and by extension, their clients).

If you're a current or former care worker who has worked in England, we want to hear from you (regardless of your immigration status).

💊 Please share 💊

workrightscentre.org/news/have-you-…

As we celebrate #InternationalRomaDay , we remain resolute in the fight against #AntiGypsyism and discrimination towards Roma and Travellers.

Read Marija Pejčinović Burić statement in the support of Roma and Traveller women and girls ➡️ coe.int/en/web/portal/…

When it comes to informing and influencing decision-makers, how do we level the playing field?

Our senior research and policy officer Adis Sehic will be sharing his insight on influencing law & policy with Verity Nevitt - The Gemini Project & Chris @ Expert Link - Expert Link & others

ONLINE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE 🖥️

Is the law the answer to injustice?

Hear from community activists using law to fight discrimination & uphold rights at 'From Crisis to Empowerment,' our anti-discrimination conference with Allen & Overy & Matrix 👇

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In this article, our researcher Adis Sehic told Shanti Das: that this shows the government is “actively deprioritising” tackling modern slavery... while at the same time “pouring billions into immigration enforcement”.

Thank you Stephen Kinnock for keeping up the pressure💪

The national minimum wage (NMW) has gone up to £11.44 an hour, and will now apply to workers over 21 rather than over 23.

All workers and employees (but not the self-employed) are entitled to the NMW. Make sure you know your employment status 👇

workrightscentre.org/work-rights/un…

Funding for labour abuse watchdog the GLAA has been cut despite a surge in exploitation in care work.

This shows the Home Office is deprioiritising tackling modern slavery, while 'pouring billions into immigration enforcement', said researcher Adis Sehic.
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

Today the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2024 come into force, repealing the 'family worker exemption' that made left some live-in domestic workers unprotected by the national minimum wage, facilitating exploitation legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/75/r…
uklabourlawblog.com/2023/11/17/the….

The Ministry of Justice is seeking to reintroduce fees for workers bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal.

This privatisation of access to justice would deal a major blow to vulnerable workers.

Read our submission to the MOJ consultation ⬇️
workrightscentre.org/news/employmen…