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ILPA SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEFING: LORDS’ REPORT FIRST DAY 9 MARCH 2015: OVERSEAS DOMESTIC WORKERS

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is a registered charity and a professional membership association. The majority of members are barristers, solicitors and advocates practising in all areas of immigration, asylum and nationality law. Academics, non-governmental organisations and individuals with an interest in the law are also members. Founded in 1984, ILPA exists to […]

Julia Harris and Clare McKenna went to The House of Lords

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Yesterday, Julia Harris and Clare McKenna went to The House of Lords to attend the presentation by James Ewins of his independent review of the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa. The event was hosted by Lord Hylton who welcomed us all and there were about 40 of us in attendance. James Ewins was commissioned by the […]

CARING FOR A LOVED ONE

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

Caring full time for a relative who is chronically or terminally ill, disabled or suffering from dementia is physically and mentally exhausting. Not only can the caregiver experience effects on their own physical health such as back pain, low resistance to illness and tiredness, they will often suffer from anxiety and depression. There may be […]

Independent reviewer calls for an urgent end to the tied visa system for migrant domestic workers

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Press Release 17th December 2015 Kalayaan is delighted that James Ewins’ independent review of the Overseas Domestic Worker [1]visa, released today calls for an end to the current system which ties workers to their employers. The review finds that ‘the existence of a tie to a specific employer and the absence of a universal right […]

A Spoonful of Caution: What Mary Poppins teaches us about employing domestic workers in the home

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

One thing that most people probably don’t think about whilst enjoying a family movie night with Walt Disney’s 1964 hit Mary Poppins, is what potential legal risks George Banks was setting himself up for in employing the magical nanny for his children, Michael and Jane. Given the thrill of the light-hearted, jovial fun and adventures […]

Britain’s forgotten slaves; Migrant domestic workers in the UK three years after the introduction of the tied Overseas Domestic Worker visa

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

Since April 2012 migrant domestic workers who enter the UK with their employer on the Overseas Domestic Worker visa have been tied to this employer by the immigration rules. The visa is valid for six months, is not renewable and prevents them from leaving their employer, no matter the circumstance. If the worker leaves anyway, […]

Modern slavery bill: migrant domestic workers fall through the gaps

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

UK immigration rules currently prevent migrant domestic workers from changing employers. This removes these migrant workers’ fundamental rights and leaves them vulnerable to abuse. Effective laws and policies by the state are central to the promotion of human rights and the ending of conditions deemed to be modern slavery. The UK’s Modern Slavery Bill has […]

The Modern Slavery Bill has left migrant domestic workers open to abuse

Wednesday, March 18th, 2015

Shamefully, yesterday, 17th March 2015, MPs in the House of Commons have voted against the protections against slavery for migrant domestic workers. These basic protections, which allowed migrant domestic workers in the UK to change employer and to apply to renew their visa, had been voted into the Modern Slavery Bill by the House of […]

UK tied visa system ‘turning domestic workers into modern-day slaves’

Tuesday, March 17th, 2015

We have to hope and pray that MPs, especially Conservative ones, will vote today with their conscience and not follow the Party Whip. Over the past few weeks The Housekeeper Company has been busy lobbying MPs to get their support to get the amendment passed which would give protection to overseas domestic workers, as since the […]

Kalayaan briefing ahead of 17th March 2015 debate in the House of Commons on the Modern Slavery Bill.

Monday, March 16th, 2015

For the Modern Slavery Bill to protect migrant domestic workers it must ensure basic rights. March 2015 Kalayaan briefing ahead of 17th March 2015 debate in the House of Commons on the Modern Slavery Bill. On the 25th February the House of Lords voted to include Amendment 72, tabled by Lord Hylton, Baroness Royall, […]

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