UK: Migrant workers at greater risk of modern slavery and exploitation due to Brexit, according to study
요약
보고된 날짜: 2024년 4월 1일
위치: 영국
기타
Not Reported ( 중개 업소 ) - Recruiter , Not Reported ( 건강관리 ) - Employer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 필리핀 , 건강관리 , Men , Documented migrants )토픽들
강간과 성적 학대 , 직업소개수수료 , 불안정한/불적합한 생활환경 , 계약 대체결과
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"Migrant workers at greater risk of modern slavery after Brexit, research finds"
Exclusive: Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages expose people to ‘hyper-precarity’ and exploitation
Visas created hastily to solve labour shortages as a result of Brexit have put workers at greater risk of modern slavery and exploitation, research has found.
Strict conditions on agricultural and care visas created after Britain left the EU expose workers to “hyper-precarity” and increase their vulnerability to exploitation, a study by a coalition of leading universities and charities has concluded. Since Brexit, farm workers and care home workers have had a route to Britain on time-limited visas with stringent conditions.
Workers on the schemes faced significant issues of debt and deductions from wages because of illegal recruitment fees as well as costs incurred from travel, training, accommodation and high visa charges, researchers found. They also described deception by intermediaries, who misled workers about the conditions and length of employment they could expect.
Migrant workers’ vulnerability to exploitation was compounded by the hostile environment as fears of immigration enforcement action deterred them from reporting mistreatment or exploitation to the authorities, researchers found. The risks were increased by the fact that government agencies charged with enforcing employment rights were underfunded and did not have capacity to audit workplaces proactively, the study said.
Dr Inga Thiemann at the University of Leicester, who led the research team, said there was a high risk of “labour exploitation and debt bondage” under both visas. She said Brexit had made workers more vulnerable because those coming from Europe had previously “had the possibility to make complaints and to talk about labour exploitation because they wouldn’t risk their status automatically if their employer revoked the sponsorship”. [...]