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Luxury cruise line still ducking UK employment law
UK based P&O Cruises is still hiring foreign workers under terms and conditions that fail to meet UK standards.
Fake jobs and the Skilled Worker Visa: The elephant in the room?
The Times’ months-long investigative report demonstrates that the Skilled Worker Visa system is being leveraged by unscrupulous employers for the purpose of exploitation. ATLEU calls on the government to abolish employer-sponsored visas.
Government’s ‘earned settlement’ proposals set a dangerous precedent
We are alarmed by the spirit and intent of the government’s new ‘earned settlement’ proposals, which will have an appalling impact on all migrants and especially on survivors of human trafficking and labour exploitation.
COVID care worker recognised as trafficking victim after Home Office challenge
A care worker recruited during the pandemic has been recognised as a victim of human trafficking after being deceived, exploited and forced into debt bondage under the Health and Care visa system.
Survivors of trafficking receive almost £250,000 in compensation from CICA in ATLEU project
Eight survivors of trafficking have received £247,417 in compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) in a groundbreaking project from ATLEU.
Our Rise & Lead Fellowship is here!
If you are someone with lived experience of human trafficking/modern slavery and migration our new paid work opportunity may be right for you.
Court of Appeal affirms that diplomatic missions are not immune from employment claims
The Court of Appeal found that the Employment Tribunal had been correct in finding that Ms Alhayali’s employment was not an exercise of sovereign function.
Seasonal Worker Visa drives debt bondage and exploitation
The Seasonal Worker Visa scheme as currently designed puts workers at risk of serious exploitation and abuse including debt bondage, trafficking and forced labour.
Government actions pushing more survivors of trafficking into insecure immigration status
Just 4% of trafficking victims are granted permission to stay in the UK after escaping exploitation, reveals our new report, produced with Helen Bamber Foundation and EPCAT UK.
New report calls on government to involve survivors of trafficking and slavery when they develop law and policy
A new report, published today, calls on the government to make sweeping changes to the law and systems that impact survivors of trafficking and modern slavery.
Overseas Domestic Workers: Key case timeline
This International Domestic Workers week, we’ve compiled a timeline of the key cases that have impacted the rights and protections of overseas domestic workers.
Cleaning up: Work needs to pay for domestic workers
Today on International Domestic Workers’ Day, we ask the UK government to listen to the voices of migrant domestic workers and reinstate their right to escape abuse by switching employers.
