Modern slavery is rampant in seasonal worker scheme
Ellie Finkelstein From Freedom United
| Forced labor Modern slavery is rampant in seasonal worker scheme 55,000 visas are expected to be issued this year under the scheme to fill employment gaps on hundreds of farms across the U.K. Contrary to the claims by the farming minister that people on the scheme are “very well looked after”, workers have faced exploitation far worse than the government has previously admitted. Read more… |
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Imports to the U.S. from China seem fishy, and forced labor is the culprit It was discovered that thousands of workers were moved across China from the Uyghur region to the eastern coastal province of Shandong to work at seafood processing plants that ship to U.S. importers. Read more…… |
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| Debt bondage Modern slavery in the U.K. care sector Care workers in the U.K. have been calling the national helpline for victims of modern slavery at an unprecedented rate since 2022. Risks of exploitation and abuse are higher in the care sector than in other sectors because of the use of temporary labor visas and unlawful recruitment practices. Read more… |
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