Kate Roberts was formerly a community advocate at Kalayaan, a London-based charity that supports migrant domestic workers.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLooking back: the fight to protect domestic workers with the Modern Slavery ActThe Modern Slavery Act represented a chance to restore rights to overseas domestic workers in the UK, but due to strong government opposition those rights remain denied. Why?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryModern slavery bill: migrant domestic workers fall through the gapsUK immigration rules currently prevent migrant domestic workers from changing employers. This removes these migrant workers’ fundamental rights and leaves them vulnerable to abuse.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryModern slavery bill fails vulnerable womenIn 2012 the UK government made it illegal for migrant domestic workers to change employers. Parliament has the chance to restore that right this week—it must do so.