Natalie Sedacca

As we approach the 11-year anniversary of restrictive changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker visa, an excellent piece from Evie Breeze in the Big Issue, with input from Kalayaan and two domestic workers, on how the system obstructs workers from changing employers or challenging abuse.

https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/tied-visas-are-putting-migrant-domestic-workers-at-risk-of-abuse/

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‘Tied’ visas are putting migrant domestic workers at risk of abuse

Migrants who come to the UK on Overseas Domestic Worker visas are effectively "tied" to their employer, leaving them with few options

The Big Issue
Apr 4, 2023 at 12:52pmWeb
Show threadNatalie SedaccaApr 4, 2023
It makes a vital point towards the end: the UK has a crisis in NHS and social care recruitment, and many who arrive as domestic workers are keen to move into care work. Instead of facilitating this, the system obstructs them from as there is no general right to extend their visa.
Show threadNatalie SedaccaApr 4, 2023
We'll be talking more about this and the campaign to #restorerights at this evening's event organised by Kalayaan and the Voice of Domestic Workers, with workers, journalist Evie Breese, Migration and Protection Expert and Activist @ZoeJardiniere , Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and me, plus Unite's Diana Holland as chair https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11-years-of-the-restrictive-odw-visa-why-workers-need-to-have-their-right-tickets-597711109017?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb
11 years of the restrictive ODW visa: Why workers need to have their right

Join us for an evening of film & discussion on why domestic workers need to have their rights restored now in the 11th year without rights

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