UK Seasonal Migrant Workers Exposed to Exploitation: Report

Migrants working in UK care and agricultural sectors on seasonal visas are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation and debt bondage, a charity has found. Research into the conditions offered to migrant workers coming to Britain on the Seasonal Worker Visa (SWV) has found a number of factors that increase the risk of exploitation and modern slavery. It is common for migrant workers in both agricultural and care sectors to pay high fees for recruitment and transfer to the UK, where they end up with low wages, irregular work and poor conditions, a report by Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) charity has found....