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Home Office paying asylum seekers £1 an hour to clean detention centres

24/02/2023 - Leave a Comment

The Home Office has paid asylum seekers £1 an hour to carry out more than a million hours of work in the past five years, openDemocracy can reveal. The government …

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Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy

01/07/2022 - Leave a Comment

Ken Lewis moved from Grenada to New York City in 1989 at a time when he says employment options for immigrants were limited. “You either got into construction or drove …

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Immigration raids are being carried out with impunity

03/06/2022 - Leave a Comment

In the years between 2017 and 2021, almost all immigration raids were conducted without a warrant a new Huck investigation has found. While having a shower one morning, Maria*, who …

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The Hidden Hostile Environment in the Fishing Industry

20/05/2022 - Leave a Comment

When Emmanuel* came to work in the UK, the conditions on the boat were the worst he had ever seen. Having grown up around fishing in Ghana, for him it …

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Migration data shows Johnson’s Brexit will not result in a high wage economy

17/02/2022 - Leave a Comment

The UK’s shift towards a more restrictive migration regime after Brexit will not deliver the “high wage” economy promised by prime minister Boris Johnson, a report shows. The analysis from …

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‘Starting from zero’: In Greece, women refugees forge new careers

29/01/202108/05/2021 - Leave a Comment

Athens, Greece – In recent years, Greece has become a focal point for refugees into the European Union, but many of the women who have arrived are portrayed by the media …

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How Immigrant Essential Workers Are Finding Support During COVID-19

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“This is an emergency,” one woman says in Spanish. “They’re keeping us here without masks, without antibacterial gel.” Another woman holds up a sign: “#No-Antibacterial. #SOS.” Then another in an …

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Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing COVID Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs

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As states reopen for business, the coronavirus is exploding among America’s 2.5 million farmworkers, imperiling efforts to contain the spread of the disease and keep food on the shelves just as …

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Iranian Americans Harassed and Detained at US Border

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Dozens of people, including American citizens, faced hours of questioning at the Washington entry point. Jamal Abdi of the National Iranian American Council says the reports could indicate a directive …

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Homeland Security admits it’s using abhorrent conditions at detention centers to deter migration

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It isn’t working and no one wins. Poor conditions including overcrowding, flu outbreaks, and a lack of clean clothes are just par for the course at an El Paso border …

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