The Pre-2012 ODW Visa protected UK migrant domestic workers, but government changes left them vulnerable. Reinstating these rights is more than policy; it's a moral imperative for justice, fairness, and human rights.
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Last week, I opposed the Government's new requirement, from next year, that people must earn £38,700 per year to bring their spouse to the UK. It will force families to live apart, separate children from parents, and damage the cohesion of UK society.

🔔 On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we urge governments and employers worldwide to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for #DomesticWorkers as part of their right to #DecentWork .

⏰ The #TimeIsNow : #CareForThoseWhoCareForYou
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⚠️ #DomesticWorkers are especially vulnerable to violence & harassment in the workplace.

📌 #OHS also includes the prevention and eradication of violence, harassment, discrimination, & abuse in the workplace. United Nations United Nations_Women Solidarity Center Ford Foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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✍️Dear Prime Minister...

We are one of 28 signatories of a joint open letter, which includes survivors of modern slavery and other NGOs working to end #HumanTrafficking .

We call for a rethink on the #RwandaBill , for the sake of modern slavery survivors:

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Theresa May has a new project that concerns workers' rights. But none of the commissioners come from a workers’ rights background 🧐

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Restoring rights to migrant domestic workers under pre-2012 visas is morally crucial, recognizing dignity regardless of job or immigration status, standing with the marginalized, and reaffirming our commitment to justice and equality for all.
#vodw The Voice of Domestic Workers

ICYMI: Marigold from the #VODWFutureVoices wrote about her experience as a migrant domestic worker for Big Issue. Read how Marigold and other domestic workers have been impacted by the Overseas Domestic Worker visa being revoked in 2012 The Voice of Domestic Workers
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Today the #EU is addressing a significant issue in Long Term Care : Supporting vulnerable workers; #DomesticWorkers , Migrant and Undeclared Workers. These workers are filling the gap of the Care provision in the EU!
Regulation is urgently needed!

'The 2012 removal of these rights inflicted grave injustice on migrant domestic workers, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and stripping them of agency, condemning them to uncertainty and insecurity.'
#vodw The Voice of Domestic Workers

🧵1/ Deporting people thousands of miles away can never be the answer. In the context of the inhumane #RwandaBill it's time to exercise the power of imagination in the face of disillusionment.

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In April 2012, the British government removed the rights of migrant domestic workers, including the right to change employers. #VODWFutureVoices spokesperson Noani shares why these rights must be reinstated The Voice of Domestic Workers

'Pre-2012, long-term migrant domestic workers in the UK could apply for settlement, securing permanent residency and a future for themselves and their families.' #vodw The Voice of Domestic Workers

UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: 'We need change'
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Thank you Doctors of the World for raising awareness about access and rights to healthcare. #healthiswealth #wellbeing #healthcare #DomesticWorkersRights

'Even the food they give to you is leftover food.'
#VODWFutureVoices spokesperson May Belen has worked in Saudi Arabia and the UK. In this new interview, she shares her experiences as a migrant domestic worker The Voice of Domestic Workers

My heart is SO full!

Of hope, excitement, energy!

Migrant Democracy Project 1st MPower Programme is now complete and the most amazing 9 leaders are ready to win elections and lots of power for a brighter future for all migrants!

#VODWFutureVoices spokesperson May Belen has worked in Saudi Arabia and the UK. In this new interview, she shares her experiences as a migrant domestic worker The Voice of Domestic Workers

Theresa May’s attempt at a legacy project won’t save anyone from ‘modern slavery’

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'Granting migrant domestic workers unrestricted employer changes enabled them to flee abuse without risking legal status or deportation, empowering them to maintain dignity and agency at work.' #vodw The Voice of Domestic Workers