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06.11.23

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New report urges stronger protections for UK’s seasonal workers

House of Lords report cites TBIJ investigation that revealed seasonal workers faced abuse, threats of deportation, wage theft and racism

26.10.23

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Watchdog criticises Home Office for dropping farm worker visa review

The government has confirmed it will not publish a promised review despite calls from non-profits, academics and its own independent inspector

22.10.23

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‘All that is missing is a whip’: Home Office ignored migrant worker abuses on farms

Inspectors heard hundreds of allegations of threats, wage theft, racism and appalling conditions from seasonal workers at farms across the UK, but nothing was done

23.06.23

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‘We weren’t viewed as humans’: Migrant workers tell parliament of discrimination and cruelty on UK farms

Three workers featured in TBIJ investigations gave evidence of their mistreatment to the House of Lords horticultural sector committee

13.04.23

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‘It’s almost the same as living on the street’: this is how people picking your vegetables have to live

Forced to share beds and live in freezing caravans with leaking ceilings, all while paying more per square foot than for a flat in London – migrant farm workers reveal their shocking, squalid living c...

05.04.23

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Migrant workers are being ripped off by employers on farms

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.

27.03.23

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‘They treat you like an animal’: How British farms run on exploitation

Migrants on the UK’s rapidly expanding farmworker visa scheme face systematic bullying, abuse and growing debt

27.05.22

Migrant fruit pickers charged thousands in illegal fees to work on UK farms

Labourers from Nepal say they paid third-party agencies as much as £3,000 to secure six-month job

13.07.21

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Revealed: Thousands of care jobs pay below living wage despite promises

Many councils have pledged to pay higher rates for home care, but the Bureau has analysed thousands of job adverts and care contracts and found jobs across Britain paid less than the living wage

13.07.21

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Too stressed to care: ‘We’re paid as terribly as we’re treated’

Caring can be fulfilling work, and it’s an important job, but the stress caught up with me, says Kiri Williams

25.03.21

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Deliveroo riders can earn as little as £2 an hour during shifts, as boss stands to make £500m

An analysis of hundreds of riders’ invoices shows many riders’ earnings per session falling short of minimum wage levels

18.02.21

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Amazon’s empty pledge leaves agency workers without shifts and pay

Company policy against zero-hours contracts falls flat with warehouse workers 'treated like disposable labour'

18.02.21

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Agency work pits “minnow against the whale”

Almost a million people in the UK depend on outsourced agencies for work, and are left with little hope of justice if something goes wrong

New report urges stronger protections for UK’s seasonal workers

Watchdog criticises Home Office for dropping farm worker visa review

‘All that is missing is a whip’: Home Office ignored migrant worker abuses on farms

‘We weren’t viewed as humans’: Migrant workers tell parliament of discrimination and cruelty on UK farms

‘It’s almost the same as living on the street’: this is how people picking your vegetables have to live

Migrant workers are being ripped off by employers on farms

‘They treat you like an animal’: How British farms run on exploitation

Migrant fruit pickers charged thousands in illegal fees to work on UK farms

Revealed: Thousands of care jobs pay below living wage despite promises

Too stressed to care: ‘We’re paid as terribly as we’re treated’

Deliveroo riders can earn as little as £2 an hour during shifts, as boss stands to make £500m

Amazon’s empty pledge leaves agency workers without shifts and pay

Agency work pits “minnow against the whale”

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