Migrant care workers: how to stand up to exploitation
At the Work Rights Centre, we are supporting an increasing number of migrant care workers who have been scammed out of thousands of pounds by bogus recruiters, left without work and indebted, or facing exploitation in their jobs. At first there were just a few cases but we are hearing from more and more people. As TBIJ revealed this week, exploitation in the UK’s care sector is a widespread problem. We want to empower people to stand up to it.
This answers some of care workers’ most common questions. It is a very complex situation. On the one hand, we want all migrant workers to understand and stand up for their employment rights. But because the visa system puts employers in a position of incredible power, migrant workers also need to think about how to protect their immigration status. This Q&A helps people navigate these stages...