Worker Support Centre: Annual Report 2023
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Jan 2024
Location: United Kingdom
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Injuries , Restricted access to medicines , Denial of leaveResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Jan 2024
Location: United Kingdom
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported )Issues
Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Racial, ethnicity, caste or origin discrimination , Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Jan 2024
Location: United Kingdom
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - United Kingdom , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Denial of leaveResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Jan 2024
Location: United Kingdom
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Injuries , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Jan 2024
Location: United Kingdom
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Access to electricity , Access to Water , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Irregular WorkResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
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The WSC responds to all issues raised by individuals, from a community focussed approach, seeking to ensure the people who seek our help feel supported in all aspects of their life in Scotland. The issues that have been raised and responded to from June-December 2023 (see Figure 8) span a very broad range of areas.
These range from work related pay, contracts or treatment to issues with the SWV itself including transfers to alternative places of employment and fees at point of recruitment. Overwhelmingly in 2023, workers raised issues regarding their working conditions and pay, including helath and safety at work (371 issues raised by 134 workers), with SWV related matters the second highest grouping, including the relationship between workers' employment contract length and length of visa, fees for services and travel, and transfers between farms (284 issues aised by 231 workers).
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