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Watchdog criticises Home Office for dropping UK farm worker visa review

26th Oct 2023: Watchdog criticizes Home Office for dropping farm worker visa review

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Government confirms it will NOT publish a review into farm worker visa review despite calls from stakeholders (responses and additional materials) Watchdog criticizes Home Office for dropping farm worker visa review. The UK government confirms it will not publish a promised review despite calls from non-profits, academics and its own independent inspector. Original source: The …

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Secret report on UK modern slavery - Foreign workers on British farms allegedly starved, abused, denied medical care, and financially exploited

23rd Oct 2023 Independent: Secret report on UK modern slavery – Foreign workers on British farms allegedly starved, abused, denied medical care, and financially exploited

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Exposed: Secret report on UK modern slavery the Home Office didn’t want you to see (full press release and TBIJ investigation copied below) UK Modern Slavery: Foreign workers on British farms were allegedly starved, abused, denied medical care, and financially exploited – so why did the Home Office try to cover up damning evidence from …

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Worker interest groups’ statement on leaving the UK ‘Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce’

20th Sept 2023: Worker interest groups’ statement on leaving the UK ‘Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce’

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Worker interest groups’ statement on leaving the ‘Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce’ The Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce, composed of a range of industry, retailer and non-profit stakeholders, was established in March 2023, to explore ways of joint working to safeguard and ensure access to rights for workers in the UK on the horticultural Seasonal Worker visa …

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Verick Maplecroft Risk Alert 27 July 2023: UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme Raising Human Rights Concerns in the Food Sector

27th July 2023: UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme Raising Human Rights Concerns in the Food Sector

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Verick Maplecroft Risk Alert 27 July 2023: UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme Raising Human Rights Concerns in the Food Sector   UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme – Before Brexit, the UK almost entirely relied on overseas workers from the EU to harvest seasonal fruit and vegetables. Since the vote, however, the UK Government has ended freedom of …

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14th July 2023: Addressing risks of exploitation is key to addressing UK labour shortage in agriculture

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Addressing risks of exploitation is key to addressing UK labour shortage in agriculture For Immediate Release: Addressing risks of exploitation is key to addressing the labour shortage in agriculture in the UK – Joint statement by civil society responding to the DEFRA commissioned review of labour shortages in the food supply chain. Statement is available …

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14th July 2023 – Migrant farm workers from Indonesia/Nepal claim asylum in the UK, trapped by recruitment debt bondage

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Reuters 14th July 2023, London: Migrant farm workers from Indonesia/Nepal claim asylum in the UK, trapped by recruitment debt bondage. What’s the context of the debt bondage? After paying illegal recruitment fees in their home countries, migrant farm workers in Britain become trapped in debt bondage. Original story link: The Context by Lin Taylor and …

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23rd June 2023 – ‘They’re afraid’: Seasonal farm workers in the UK face poor conditions and visa hurdles

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ITV News 23rd June 2023 – ‘They’re afraid’: Seasonal farm workers in the UK face poor conditions and visa hurdles (video and news report) https://www.itv.com/news/2023-06-23/theyre-afraid-seasonal-workers-face-poor-conditions-and-visa-hurdles ‘They’re afraid’: Seasonal farm workers face poor conditions and visa hurdles (video and news report) Rupert Evelyn ITV News Correspondent PlayMutePicture-in-PictureFullscreen There are calls to offer seasonal workers better incentives …

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5th April 2023: Migrant workers are being ripped off by employers on UK farms

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05.04.23 IS WORK WORKING? Migrant workers are being ripped off by employers on farms Original source: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-04-05/migrant-workers-on-uk-farms-owed-hundreds-after-widespread-wage-theft Farm workers are having hundreds of pounds unlawfully deducted from their payslips, an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and VICE World News has found. Published April 5 2023 By Emiliano Mellino This story was published in partnership with: Find …

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UK employment: UK retailers urged to compensate Nepalese and Indonesian ex-farm workers 

30th March 2023: UK retailers urged to compensate Nepalese and Indonesian ex-farm workers 

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UK retailers urged to compensate Nepalese and Indonesian ex-farm workers  Original Source: Financial Times – Oliver Telling in London and Jyotsna Singh in Delhi – 30th March 2023  UK retailers and supermarkets have been urged to compensate Nepalese and Indonesian labourers formerly employed on UK farms, after they claimed they were struggling to pay off debts …

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UK Seasonal Worker scheme endangers vulnerable foreign workers

BHRRC Blog Series: UK Seasonal Worker Scheme Endangers Vulnerable Foreign Workers

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Opinion: 17th March 2023 Author: Andy Hall, International Migrant Worker Rights Specialist UK Seasonal Worker scheme endangers vulnerable foreign workers Original Article – Available Here. What is the Seasonal Worker Scheme? Launched in 2019, the Seasonal Worker scheme (SWS) introduced a temporary migration channel for foreign workers into the UK that has been essential for …

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