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‘Workers are being employed as indentured labour’
Damning report finds migrant workers propping up Britain’s crumbling care system are trapped in awful working conditions
Staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
CAMPAIGNERS demanded reform today after a damning report laid bare shocking conditions facing migrant workers propping up Britain’s crumbling care system.
Unison surveyed more than 3,000 people who came to Britain on health and care worker visas to tackle shortages in the sector.
It found that nearly a quarter had paid fees to an employer or an intermediary upfront in return for a job — with dozens handing over more than £20,000.
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