We need to ensure that all workers in the UK are able to benefit from existing and improved employment rights. Restrictive immigration policies leave some migrant workers without meaningful access to vital protections, leaving them unable to seek assistance from authorities and driving exploitation. To this end, we propose a review on a UK Workplace Justice Visa, drawing on international best practice, and we urge Parliamentarians to support amendment 203D tabled by Baroness Hamwee.

This briefing was a collaboration between Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS), the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group (LEAG), Work Rights Centre and Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA).