It is absurd to spend resources to track down, arrest and deport people doing jobs we recruited them for and brought them here to do, after we squeezed them out the system because of how dysfunctional it is. (for the non-tiktokers) instagram.com/reel/C-8IyfRIC…

Enforcement is a pillar of the new government's immigration policy,but who suffers from the fallout of regulatory action? In the case of a recent sponsor licence revocation about 100 workers were left in limbo for months. Many are now in debt & unemployed thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

So long as workers suffer the consequences of reporting their employer for dodgy practices many migrant workers will continue to suffer in silence rather than speak out. We need serious changes and support for workers affected when licences are revoked.

Thanks to Jon Ungoed-Thomas for covering the need for transparency around the Government's use of AI & automation. Find out our concerns about the DWP's use of automation, and why we're acting for Work Rights Centre in a potential claim about Universal Credit: publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/dwps-an…

Everyone has the right to family life. But the last Gov stripped migrant care workers of this basic right & now we see the results - an 81% drop in care visas when the sector is already at breaking point. This gov must reverse this cruel policy, now. shorturl.at/cZNrf

Since the Illegal Working Offence was introduced in 2016 there have been just 2 convictions. It does little but deter people from reporting exploitation. Migrant workers need routes to secure their immigration status to protect them from exploitation. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

A new BBC investigation finds students are being scammed out of thousands of £s for fake visa documents. This case shows the need for safe reporting mechanisms without fear of reprisal from the Home Office, says our Head of Immigration Luke Piper bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

"Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students" - BBC investigation finds that one man made £1.2m selling mostly fake certificates of sponsorship to work in care homes bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Our head of immigration Luke Piper was on BBC Midlands Tonight to discuss the visa scams that have tricked international students in the West Midlands out of their families' life savings, and left some undocumented. Watch here ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

This week's The New Yorker cover story shines a light on the lives of domestic workers & echoes BBC World Service documentary 'Other People's Children', featuring voices from the The Voice of Domestic Workers. We’re glad to see domestic workers’ stories being heard worldwide. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Investigation by @ITVNews reveals seasonal workers on British farms living in unsafe, overcrowded homes. Workers charged exorbitant rent for substandard accommodation, with some sharing beds. #farmworkers #exploitation #modernslavery itv.com/news/2024-09-0…