Government accused of playing roulette with essential services just to placate its backbenchers and the far-right
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Cruel migration plans are a disaster for health and social care
Government accused of playing roulette with essential services just to placate its backbenchers and the far-right
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Rising visa fees and reduced student numbers could worsen NHS recruitment crisis, says UNISON
Ministers have to understand there are consequences to demonising migrant workers, who may choose not to come to the UK
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Rising visa fees and reduced student numbers could worsen NHS recruitment crisis, says UNISON
Ministers have to understand there are consequences to demonising migrant workers, who may choose not to come to the UK
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Blog: The shocking treatment of migrant workers harms us all
The government should stop demonising migrants, instigate reform and create a national care service
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Blog: The shocking treatment of migrant workers harms us all
The government should stop demonising migrants, instigate reform and create a national care service
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‘Bizarre and deeply disappointing’
The following article is a follow-up story to a Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) feature we re-published yesterday, which you can view here. The head of the independent watchdog for immigration has criticised the Home Office for failing to publish a promised review of the UK’s seasonal worker scheme. David Neal, the government-appointed independent chief […]
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‘All that’s missing is a whip’
On a farm in Herefordshire, thousands of miles from her home in Bolivia, Julia Quecaño Casimiro went on strike for the first time in her life. Julia had worked on farms in Chile for several years but said she had never experienced bullying, discrimination or wage deductions until working in the UK. “As soon as […]
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UniteLive stories of the year – The ‘TikTok recruiters’
Every day over the Christmas period, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2023. Today, we look back at how Unite reps Dave and Istvan are shaking things using TikTok to recruit migrant workers to Unite. — Unite reps and cousins Dave and Istvan Imre are giving the union a much-needed […]
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‘You can change everything in this factory…’
In his office, ‘man make-up’ immaculate as ever Romanian-born Unite rep Dave Imre lays out scores of filled out membership forms, casually cooling himself with a flamenco fan.
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The secret stranglehold
But this exploitation of migrant seasonal workers is part of a much bigger picture. At the end of the chain, the UK’s biggest supermarket chains are driving down prices and working conditions, says Bev Clarkson, Unite’s national officer for food and agricultural members.
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UNISON condemns government plans to hike visa fees for migrants
The cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge – a double tax migrant workers have to pay to access healthcare – is set to increase to over £1,000 a year for each person
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UNISON condemns government plans to hike visa fees for migrants
The cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge – a double tax migrant workers have to pay to access healthcare – is set to increase to over £1,000 a year for each person
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‘It’s almost the same as living on the street’
“I could open a farm there,” Vadim Sardov, 24, joked about the inside of his caravan window, where it was so mouldy that plants started to sprout. Sardov came to the UK from Kazakhstan last September on a British government visa scheme for farm workers. He worked at a packhouse in Essex for UK Salads, […]
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UNISON launches new migrant member network
UNISON is launching a dedicated network to support migrant members
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‘They treat you like an animal’
Eight-seven-five. Angel still remembers her number, months after leaving the UK. The number assigned to her by the farm. The number used instead of her name when her supervisor ordered her to work faster or punished her. Angel, a single mother from South Africa, said that she felt like a prisoner, being shouted at and […]
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Migrant workers ripped off by employers on farms
Migrant agricultural workers who travelled thousands of miles to plug labour gaps on UK farms have faced unlawful wage deductions, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and VICE World News can reveal. Research by TBIJ and VICE World News, along with case work data from the Work Rights Centre, found that more than 20 people working […]
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UNISON demands action on migrant worker health surcharge
Conference hears the surcharge is a form of tax mainly targeting Black people
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Just transition for food workers call
At TUC Congress in Brighton on Wednesday (October 19), Unite called for a just transition for UK food industry workers impacted by efforts in the sector to reduce carbon emissions. Supporting composite three in favour of declaring a food emergency, Unite noted that last year Congress welcomed the government’s National Food Strategy. However Unite said […]
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Heart Unions week: ‘I’m just very stubborn’
This year’s Heart Unions theme is – every worker needs a union. During this week UNITElive brings you shining examples of how Unite membership has helped people in work and changed their lives for…Read more…