Next up, we have Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO, @workrights.bsky.social, discussing migrant workers’ rights & how the post-Brexit system fuels the risk of labour exploitation. Find out more about Work Rights Centre here: www.workrightscentre.org

Following announcements from Rachel Reeves in the Budget, we are concerned that the Fair Work Agency's focus and resources are being shifted - not towards protecting the most vulnerable workers, but towards tougher immigration enforcement. www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

😮We're seeing final hearings listed for 2028 - that can't be right! So, we're launching a new research project to find out what's behind the eyewatering Employment Tribunal delays, and to document the impact on claimants seeking justice. www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to create a temporary 30-month refugee status risk locking refugees out of good, sustainable work, and pushing them towards exploiters or traffickers. www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

One of Earned Settlement's plans is aimed at addressing a concern about those with ILR claiming benefits and that there will be a surge. ILR (with recourse to public funds) has existed for decades. Looking at the data carefully it's not entirely clear what the evidence is for the gov's worries.

The government's proposals to calculate settlement qualifying periods on a case-by-case basis will penalise migrants who get sick, are exploited or become destitute. Read our analysis and understand the proposed contributing factors ⬇️ www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

'These changes will make refugees poorer, less able to integrate, and more vulnerable to exploitation. This cannot be what British compassion looks like today.' www.context.news/socioeconomi...

Rachel Reeves' decision to lift the two-child limit on benefits is a hard-won, long overdue victory that will lift 350,000 children out of poverty. However, it will make no difference to children whose parents are migrants and subject to NRPF (banned from claiming benefits).

It's been a dark week for immigration policy. Our statement on the proposals to restrict routes to settlement below calls out this extraordinary betrayal of migrant communities. More on this soon. Solidarity with all those affected by these announcements. www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

Shabana Mahmood's proposal to stop being told to "go back home" is to send people "home". Her proposal to stop black and brown people from feeling like they don't belong, is to bake in to the immigration system that they will never belong.

Our Policy Manager Adis Sehic is in Westminster Hall today for a drop-in session with MPs to discuss our concerns over the immigration changes that will overhaul the skilled worker route and double the ILR eligibility to 10 years. Thank you to @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for hosting us.

1. These changes will force refugees - people fleeing war, torture, persecution - into a state of permanent precarity for two decades. It is very difficult for people with time-limited leave to secure good work, as most employers look for certainty. Shutting refugees out of good work only... (1/X)

Sign up to our newsletter to get this month's issue in your inbox tomorrow AM👀 Expect further evidence for why the proposals to double ILR eligibility are a terrible idea, & a new project investigating the discrimination faced by pregnant migrant workers. www.workrightscentre.org#NewsletterSi...

We're looking for a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice to join our team ✨ By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered. www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

We've been blown away by the response to our survey about the Government's proposed changes to settlement - almost 1,500 people have got in touch to share their thoughts. It's not too late to share yours - tell us before it closes this Sunday: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF

The MAC has told the government that making it more difficult to get ILR would: 1. Have no clear benefits for UK citizens 2. Increase the likelihood of poverty & exploitation of migrant communities 3. Be a step into the unknown given the lack of data on ILR 🤔 www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

The ECHR and the Human Rights Act have given our clients protections against slavery, the right to love who they please, the right to be with their family... the list goes on. These rights must be protected. @libertyhq.bsky.social www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...

Nigel Farage apparently wants to lower the minimum wage for young people to boost aspiration... because we all know that low wages = reach for the stars 🙃 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

We are delighted to welcome @mdiasabey.bsky.social to our board of trustees🎉 Manoj's long-standing interest in labour rights, and his support for a collaborative Fair Work Agency that values civil society input, makes him an ideal collaborator in our work. www.workrightscentre.org/about-us/our...

Under the UK's current immigration system, EVERY sponsored worker is put at risk of modern slavery & trafficking. Thank you @sianushka.bsky.social for telling the story of our client Kavin, whose employer used sponsorship to exert full control over his life. www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...

It is an unnecessary additional cruelty that potential victims of modern slavery often spend months isolated from society, unable to work while they wait for confirmation of their status. Freedom to work helps victims recover, reintegrate & support themselves. This is an important amendment💪

While some journalists already know the story they want to write, @tbij.bsky.social let us show what really matters to our exploited clients. Incredible work revealing the true scale of enforcement failure @mellino.bsky.social @lucybrisbane.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

“Attacks on immigration and benefits both rely on similar ugly prejudice: certain members of society “contribute” and others “cost”, and in the extreme, leech off the superior healthy and white population.” My col. on Britain’s new wave of anti-migrant policy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Home Office form to apply for leave to remain on the basis of private life... a thread.

The big hole in the new Employment Rights Act is that some workers still have to risk deportation to report labour abuses. So pleased that Baroness Hamwee is supporting our call for migrant workers to be able to report bad employers without fear: bills.parliament.uk/bills/3929/s...

A new report finds serious gaps in understanding modern slavery in construction. 'There is a real concern that the drive to ‘get Britain building’ is not being matched by adequate enforcement capacity. Modern slavery risk thrives where monitoring is weak...' www.kcl.ac.uk/news/modern-...

It is harrowing to see the Home Office once again preventing families from being safely reunited in the UK. No child — from Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan or any other war zone should be left to face horrific violence alone because of a bureaucracy blind to their suffering www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We're recruiting a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice, who is looking to build a career in a legal profession. After two years, you will gain the required practical experience to fully qualify as a solicitor. Apply or send to a friend🤝 www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

We know what migrants on work visas are doing in the labour market, but we know very little about the jobs their partners are doing and how much they're earning. New FOI data sheds light on that.

We're recruiting a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice, who is looking to build a career in a legal profession. After two years, you will gain the required practical experience to fully qualify as a solicitor. Apply or send to a friend🤝 www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

From last week: Job Ad: The Work Rights Centre is recruiting a Policy Manager | Free Movement

'Staying at Gail’s and hoping for a promotion is, for Sanjana, the only option. Like thousands of other workers in Britain’s ever-deepening hostile environment, her life is bound to her employer.' www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...

'Britain’s visa system is enabling modern-day slavery. Why are ministers making things worse?' For #antislaveryweek, we wrote about how plans to double the waiting period to apply for settlement will only put workers at risk of exploitation and slavery for longer. www.context.news/money-power-...

Construction roles have been included in the newly established Temporary Shortage List. Is this a necessary step for Labour to meet its ambitious homebuilding targets? Or cause for alarm? Let’s take a look 🧵1/5 www.gov.uk/government/p...

'It is endlessly frustrating to see so many lives caught in the crosshairs of political communications strategy, and how moderate policy decisions that could safeguard migrant workers get buried in the rush to appear ever tougher.' 🖊️ Our CEO Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/10/13/m...

Are you worried about the plans to increase the ILR qualifying period to 10 years? Complete this short 7 minute survey created by @praxisprojects.bsky.social to make your voice heard🔊 www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF

Our press release on this has generated a fair bit of coverage, but the most comprehensive can be found in The Independent. @hollybancroft.bsky.social and Kate Devlin 🙏 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

🚨We're hiring a Policy Manager Do you have substantial public affairs experience, a deep understanding of how immigration and employment laws can perpetuate exploitation, and a genuine passion for social justice? Yes? ➡️ Apply now! No? ➡️Send to a friend 😉 www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

Labour’s decision to increase English language requirements for migrant workers is legislation focused on optics. All the data shows this is pointless. Government statistics show the majority of migrant workers already speak English very well. Great to see our analysis in The Guardian live blog 👀

Hate is on the rise, but on 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message: Our communities are stronger when we stand together. Join us: hopenothate.org.uk/weekend-of-h...

NEW🚨Labour’s increase to English language rules will do little but reinforce false stereotypes. The gov.'s OWN impact assessment estimates a negligible effect - a decrease of 400-1500 visas, or 2-6%. These changes reinforce politics of division that arbitrarily moves the goal posts on integration.

A warm welcome to Matthew Taylor, who will chair the Fair Work Agency when it launches next April. In 2021, Matthew was kind enough to support our #NaughtyList campaign to challenge bad behavior at work. With Matthew at the helm, we hope to see the FWA crack down on lawbreaking employers.

More rules changes coming today, include: Botswana visa free travel stopped from 15:00 today. Graduate route reduced to 18 months for most. English language requirements for several work routes will be increased to B2 level from Jan 2026. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

These incidents don’t happen in isolation. Hate crime increases when our leaders run with a politics of division. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This is one of the obstacles workers face when trying to get the money awarded to them by employment tribunals. Our investigation found that directors shut down companies & open them up again to avoid paying tribunal awards. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

The Employment Rights Bill will improve workers' rights for millions, but will vulnerable groups be excluded from protections?

We are excited to launch the #MishtoCampaign, which pushes for fair and inclusive public services for Roma communities in the UK. Watch Terezia from Welcoming Cultures explain why this Campaign matters and sign the pledge today: tinyurl.com/rywjx37s

'Without a single worker status or adequate resources for an already overstretched enforcement framework, this historic upgrade to workers’ rights risks falling short of its full potential, leaving some of the most precarious workers behind.' - Emma McClelland👏 www.bigissue.com/opinion/empl...

This is not an anomaly - it’s an echo of the injustices we saw in Windrush. A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

"With no sign of war in Ukraine slowing down, it’s time ministers reconsidered routes to settlement for Ukrainians who have sought to rebuild their lives in Britain.” - @lukepiper.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...