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Overseas domestic workers are abused by employers. The UK visa system makes it worse
Eleanor Lyons

Overseas domestic workers are abused by employers. The UK visa system makes it worse

On April 6, 2012, the government changed visa rules for overseas domestic workers, which tied them to specific employers and increased the risks of abuse. Eleanor Lyons, the independent anti-slavery commissioner, calls for change

‘Cruel’ government crackdown on migrant women could leave them facing violence alone
women

‘Cruel’ government crackdown on migrant women could leave them facing violence alone

The government’s proposed changes to settlement rules risk pushing migrant women, including survivors of abuse, into insecurity, writes Hibiscus’ Elizabeth Jiménez-Yánez

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights
Marissa Begonia

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers’ rights

Marissa Begonia is a former domestic worker and the founder of Voice of Domestic Workers. She explains how UK immigration rules continue to trap women in abuse, and what must change

Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate
Munya Radzi

Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Sportswashing

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

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The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers
Zoe Gardner

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers