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Migrant Workers

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  1. Free Movement Articles

    Home Office crackdown on care providers: from exploitation to routine compliance issues

    By Louis Macwilliam

    The Home Office has driven sponsor licence revocations in the care sector to a record high. Since 2024, the government has framed this as a crackdown on rogue sponsors, intended…

  2. Free Movement Articles

    Modern slavery victims on Skilled Worker visas to receive major new relief, but implementation details are key

    By Dora-Olivia Vicol

    Earlier this month, the Home Office announced a major new relief for migrant workers on the Skilled Worker visa. From 8 October 2026, Skilled Workers who have been referred into…

  3. Free Movement Articles

    Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #131

    By Jasmine Quiller-Doust

    Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!Andy Burnham gave a speech on social care last week, pledging a national care service and fair pay for care workers. As the Work Rights Centre pointed…

  4. JURIST

    HRW warns Middle East conflict leaves migrant workers vulnerable

    By Publisher, CA

    Migrant workers in Gulf countries face heightened political, social and economic risks from violence caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Wednesday. Michael Page, deputy…

  5. Best Law Advisor in Gurgaon

    India’s Labour Ministry Accelerates Work on a National Database for Migrant Workers.

    By Kanchan Khatana

    The Ministry of Labour and Employment has renewed its push to create a comprehensive national database of migrant workers, aiming to ensure targeted delivery of social security benefits, improve portability…

  6. JURIST

    Human Rights Watch raises concern over unpaid labor in Qatar

    By Bhavya Salotra | National Law U. Delhi, IN

    Human Rights Watch raised concern on Sunday over the failure of Qatari government clients and other major businesses to pay contractors on time for projects, leaving migrant workers unpaid. The…

  7. De Rebus - SA Attorneys' Journal

    Migrant workers in South Africa: Legal frameworks, protection, gaps, and pathways to reform

    By De Rebus

    South Africa’s labour market is shaped by regional migration, with workers from neighbouring Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries contributing significantly to domestic work, caregiving, agriculture, and construction. Despite their…

  8. Canadian Lawyer Mag

    Migrant Workers Centre legal director is a part of The Amazing Race Canada

    By Canadian Lawyer Mag

    Jonathon Braun and his teammate strive for positive queer representation for 2SLGBTQIA+ kids

  9. ImmigrationProf Blog

    President Trump promises changes to deportation campaign to protect migrant farm, hotel workers

    By immigrationprof

      News from the front.  President Donald Trump said he plans to make changes to his administration's crackdown on immigration to protect migrant farm and hotel workers and others in the leisure industry who…

  10. Law Times News

    Louis Century talks working at the intersection of labour, refugee, and migrant issues

    By Law Times News

    A partner at Goldblatt Partners LLP, Century has a high-profile – and high-impact – track record