We are recruiting! WSC is looking for a new Community Engagement Officer in Perth and Kinross to work with local community groups, organisations and individuals and to connect workers to support that exists locally. Check out the role and share widely: workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/09/19/w...

Today we're proud to share 3 major milestones: 🤝 Launching our new Worker Power stream, standing in solidarity with carers who've come to the UK to look after our loved ones. 🌱 A brand new website & look - link in bio! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Opening our new office in Perth, in the heart of Scotland.

Thanks to @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social & @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social for joining workers on Scotland's farms & our team to hear experiences of seasonal farm work & for sharing updates on the campaign to make seasonal workers' homes safe.

Today #worlddayagainsttrafficking Scottish Government published their new Trafficking & Exploitation Strategy,with prevention at its core. Read our statement welcoming this new approach, which could represent a significant step forward for Scotland. workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-welcomes...

Seasonal agricultural workers reported wage theft & widespread payslip confusion in 2024, we partnered with workers to highlight this issue. So we're pleased that the UK Director of Labour Market Enforcement has now committed to a review on payslips assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68779f...

New: joint Seasonal Worker Interest Group response to UK Gvt co-commissioned research on an Employer Pays Principle for workers in seasonal agriculture workersupportcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u... We need a safe & ethical scheme that doesn't place seasonal agricultural workers at risk of debt bondage

We make this statement as a member of the Seasonal Worker Interest Group, alongside our colleagues at @focusonlabour.bsky.social @workersupportc.bsky.social @landworkersuk.bsky.social @fairsq.bsky.social @antislavery.org and ATLEU

Lovely note of the meeting between WSC Ops Manager Valeria Ragni, & Outreach Caseworker, Iryna Pakhil & the Kincardine & Mearns CAB @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social here: www.kamcab.org.uk/news/week-no... Our work is made so much stronger by the partnerships we build across Scotland & the UK.

Yesterday we opened our new office at WASPS Creative Exchange in Perth! (come & visit!) This involved building furniture, rehoming beautiful plants, setting up kebab, music & seats & having a lovely AGM and party. Heres a wee glimpse from our mini staff & Trustees photo shoot in the new office.

New by @mellino.bsky.social UK Gvt commissioned report explores "Employer Pays Principle" for agricultural worker recruitment costs. WSC Director @carolinerobinson.bsky.social "raised concerns that some of the report’s proposals, like introducing a loan system, could in fact worsen exploitation"

This Tuesday @ariane-burgess.bsky.social shared WSC cases of unsafe agricultural worker accommodation in the Scottish Parliament. Her amendment to the Housing Bill tried to tackle lack of oversight of this housing. Scottish Government says its addressing this. We look forward to hearing how.

We cannot uphold human rights for some and not others. Workers’ rights are fundamentally intertwined with migrant rights.

We've supported @antislavery.org & colleagues in condemning divisive rhetoric on migration & the attempt to brand a hostile migration policy as an anti-exploitation strategy. As we said when the Imm' White Paper came out, exploitation is tackled by upholding labour rights,not by punishing migrants

Net migration has fallen by almost 50% according to today's new ONS figures, at 431,000 for the year ending Dec 2024, down from 860,000 for the same period a year earlier. It has fallen by 297,000 since the last ONS figures 6 months ago, for YE June 2024. Reaction to follow.

"I am being made to decide between staying in a country that treats my labour as indentured servitude or move to one that values my contribution. With each statement made by this government, it becomes clearer which choice I should make." www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

The Immigration White Paper says "High levels of migration can also result in widespread labour exploitation" Yet it never broaches a prevention strategy, suggesting the migration system is both cause & solution. This is not the case, & those of us working to prevent exploitation know it.

Tied-accommodation for seasonal agricultural workers was discussed in the Scottish Parliament today with the Housing Minister acknowledging the gap in oversight. Urgent action is now essential to close this loophole. @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social here has consistently raised this issue.

Pleased to celebrate International Workers Day with the publication of an article by a real champion of workers' rights. Kevin (chosen pseudonym) spent 6 months in Scotland as a seasonal agricultural worker in 2024 & shares his experience & analysis in SLR: scottishleftreview.scot/picking-with...

Find us in Glasgow (9th May) and in London (12th May) for the launch of The Precarious Migrant Worker! @politybooks.bsky.social More info here: interregnum.ghost.io/book-launch-...

Have you seen our new blog on PAY? 54 seasonal agricultural workers reported non-payment of wages to us in 2024 & so WSC's Valeria Ragni reviewed 38 payslips from 11 different farms to see whether workers' time was accounted for. This is what she found: workersupportcentre.org.uk/time-to-make...

And another sad loss for Holyrood in 2026, @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social who has strongly advocated for the rights of seasonal agricultural workers. Workers have met Richard & he has spent time with, listened to & advocated for them. Rare and deeply significant. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ex...

We wish @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social well as she ends her time as an MSP. We were pleased to work with her to advance Scotland as a nation where all workers, regardless of background, are treated with decency, respect & fairness. There's still much work to be done, but the pathway is clear.

Read our letter with @antislavery.org, ATLEU, @fairsq.bsky.social @landworkersuk.bsky.social, @tuc.org.uk, @unitetheunion.bsky.social, @workersupportc.bsky.social and @workrights.bsky.social here: labourexploitation.org/publications...

We have worked with our colleagues on the Seasonal Worker Interest Group @focusonlabour.bsky.social @antislavery.org @workrights.bsky.social ATLEU @tuc.org.uk @unitetheunion.bsky.social @landworkersuk.bsky.social @fairsq.bsky.social to call for a review of the sector in light of findings.

New Observer article from @everebecca.bsky.social on the seasonal agricultural workers that weren't paid for hours worked last year & confusion around hourly vs piece pay. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Worker Support Centre helped 99 workers with pay issues last year, here's what we found:

Thanks BBC for covering the 703 cases and enquiries that we worked on in relation to seasonal agricultural work in 2024! Issues workers reported include: Restriction of workers movement Non-payment of wages Unsafe housing Health & safety hazards Read more here ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

One week left to apply for one of our exciting new roles at Worker Support Centre! Peer Engagement Worker (Agriculture) Peer Engagement Caseworker (Care) Policy and Participation Officer workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-is-recru...

Starting now! WSC's Operations' Manager, Valeria Ragni & Outreach Caseworker Iryna Pakhil join an Oxford Real Farming Conference panel on: Farmworker struggles: Voices from the front line. Sharing evidence from our work with seasonal agricultural workers in 2024 & worker priorities for change.

Migrant in Scotland: join our groundbreaking migrant lived experience panel. A groundbreaking approach to integrating lived experience into policy influencing. Get paid to help us make migration better! Deadline 15th January 2025 migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk/project/paid...

Important new piece in @lemonde.fr looking at the UK Seasonal Worker visa. Explores in depth an area we're working on, productivity payments & hourly pay. We shared early findings that will be covered in detail in our Annual Report 2024 - non-payment of workers' wages in some workplaces.

New Year New Job! WSC is advertising 3 exciting new roles. Policy and Participation Officer Peer Engagement Officer (Agriculture) Peer Engagement Caseworker (Care) Come and join us as we grow our reach and build worker power to prevent exploitation. workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-is-recru...

Up for a new challenge in 2025? Join the Worker Support Centre! If you want to make a difference for workers, we're recruiting for three new roles: Policy and Participation Officer Peer Engagement Officer (Agriculture) Peer Engagement Caseworker (Care) workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-is-recru...

The UK is getting a new Fair Work Agency, what does it need to know to prevent exploitation? Read our new briefing to find out, including our 5 principles for enforcement: 1. Accessible; 2. Trusted; 3. Worker-centred; 4. Connected; and 5. Resourced workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-launches...

We're really pleased to join such a brilliant group of organisations in receiving funding from @therobertsontrust.bsky.social to develop our work with care workers and agricultural workers in Scotland. buff.ly/3ZWfJWf

This #humanrightsday we're celebrating the many workers that have supported & represented others this year. 1/2 From the workers that joined our meeting this Autumn to seek lasting changes to the UK Seasonal Worker Visa See their contributions here: workersupportcentre.org.uk/ground-break...

We're still buzzing from our Human Rights Day celebration at the weekend. Every year, the Praxis community comes together for beautiful performances and delicious food. As always, Praxis was overflowing with joy ❤️ #HumanRightsDay

New article by Grace Duncan in @thegrocer.bsky.social "why the UK seasonal labour scheme still isn't working" featuring WSC's @carolinerobinson.bsky.social sharing our findings of worker welfare breaches from supporting seasonal agricultural workers in 2024 www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...

"Seasonal agricultural work is hard and made all the harder if workers are not treated with fairness and respect, if they don’t have access to representation and if they feel disposable." A powerful new film & report from @workersupportc.bsky.social ⬇️

Today the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) has sent the UK government an outline of the problems with the Seasonal Worker visa (SWV) in the next stage of its legal challenge against the UK Home Office arguing that the SWV is driving exploitation. atleu.org.uk/news/2024/12...

From yesterday: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to be abolished in major shake up | Colin Yeo https://freemovement.org.uk/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner-to-be-abolished-in-major-shake-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-of-the-immigration-services-…

Yesterday we launched the report of our Worker Power event this autumn with seasonal agricultural workers. 🎞️ Now watch our film featuring some of those that attended, talking about what they learnt & why it was important. vimeo.com/1036044977

Thank you @citzrights.bsky.social !

Findings from our meeting with workers ➡️ UK seasonal agricultural work is hard & made harder if workers are not treated with fairness and respect, are un-represented & feel disposable. Solutions? 🤝 Workplace representation ✅ Enforce labour standards ⚖️ Ensure workers have dismissal rights

📰News! Today we launch our film & report from our groundbreaking Worker Power event on Safeguarding Workers on Temporary Migration Programmes together with workers, UN SR on slavery, @scottishgovernment.bsky.social & experts from across UK. Read here⬇️ workersupportcentre.org.uk/ground-break...

📣⚠️Call on UK supermarkets to take action against forced labour!   A BBC investigation alleges that “Italian” tomato purées sold by UK supermarkets may actually contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour… Sign ✍️ now: 🔗 www.antislavery.org/forced-labou...