The UK needs a fair and humane system, where people feel safe and have support and stability to recover and rebuild their lives.
02.03.2026 17:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The UK needs a fair and humane system, where people feel safe and have support and stability to recover and rebuild their lives.
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This cruel and draconian change condemns people seeking safety, including survivors of war, torture and human trafficking to a life in limbo.
Safety shouldn’t come with an expiry date.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Protection should mean the chance to rebuild your life in safety. Refugees have already lost home and community. What they need next is stability.
Instead, this government is putting a countdown on their safety - deliberately keeping people in limbo.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is an attack on our fundamental rights, and another divisive, scapegoating policy that tears at our communities and solves nothing. It must be reversed.
Everyone deserves the chance to settle, rebuild and put down roots, not face a life in limbo.
https://bit.ly/4rIVW7P
(5/5) Stats also show a record number of people showing signs of modern slavery declined referral to the NRM. Reasons include fear of authorities, lack of self-identification, confusion about the system, and immigration concerns, all of which are exacerbated by harmful government rhetoric.
27.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0(4/5) This striking difference raises many questions about the Competent Authority position within an Immigration Enforcement body and how this impacts decision-making. The creation of the IECA in 2021 was a regressive step, and we urge the Home Office to return to a single competent authority
27.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0(3/5) We are concerned that there remains a vast difference between the percentage of positive decisions issued by the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority and the Single Competent Authority: 43% to 70% in 2025.
27.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0(2/5) However, with the number of reconsiderations of negative decisions increasing year on year, we must also remind the Home Office that speed should never be prioritised over quality decision-making. Survivors deserve a system that makes timely and correct decisions.
27.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0(1/5) It’s encouraging to see the reduction in the backlog over the decision-making process for identifying survivors of human trafficking and slavery. The slight improvement in positive decision-making is also welcome...
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Save the Date! Our next TCAG meeting is on 11 March at @cloisterslaw.bsky.social. We’ll see you there! 📩Sign up to our mailing list today or learn more at TCAG@atleu.org.uk
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📢 IT’S OFFICIAL: We’re taking the government to the High Court over its suspension of Refugee Family Reunion.
This was the safe route that allowed refugee children, parents, and spouses to reunite in safety.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
We love donations, but here’s another way to support ATLEU - instruct our sister private law firm Saltworks, specialising in #employment and #immigration law. All profits go to ATLEU, helping you make a difference as an #EthicalConsumer. www.saltworkslaw.co.uk
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When immigration status has to be 'earned', exploitation becomes easier. Longer, conditional routes to settlement don’t just create insecurity; they give exploitative employers more power and silence survivors. Read more: www.atleu.org.uk/cases-news/e...
#ModernSlavery #EarnedSettlement
On 28 Jan, @thetimes.com published an undercover investigation exposing an industry of middlemen charging illegal visa sponsorship fees for hundreds of fake jobs. This is financial exploitation, but the Home Office is failing to acknowledge this. www.atleu.org.uk/cases-news/s...
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Looking for a new year challenge? Run for freedom! Check out findarace.com to find your ideal fitness challenge and get in touch.... We’d love to hear your ideas for raising funds to fight exploitation and modern slavery in the UK.
#RunForFreedom #FindARace #ATLEU
Last chance to apply for our Community Lawyer role working directly with survivors of trafficking. Deadline is 9am tomorrow!
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Our Lived Experience Group, the Changemakers, are calling on the government to prioritise family reunification in all decisions.
Learn more about our lived experience work through our website www.atleu.org.uk/lived-experi...
#ProtectSurvivors #EndTrafficking #LivedExperience
Such inspiring people and organisations in @bigissue.com's changemakers of 2026. In an increasingly hostile world, it's great to be reminded of the amazing folks fighting for change! www.bigissue.com/news/activis...
17.02.2026 14:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“The government had an opportunity to take decisive action to protect some of the most vulnerable workers in the country. Instead, they have chosen a path that prioritises administrative convenience over human dignity" - Jamila Duncan-Bosu, ATLEU. Read more: 👇
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In 2024 the government's Migration Advisory Committee recommended a series of reforms of the seasonal worker visa to protect workers from exploitation.
18 months later,the government has rejected or ignored the bulk of the worker rights recommendations
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
📢"Without a convincing narrative, he & the UK will remain trapped in the doom loop: each attempt to “restore control" undermines the very economic & social foundations on which durable political consent depends."
@jdportes.bsky.social on Starmer's trap.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
The proposed Earned Settlement framework is cruel and divisive. We urge the government to scrap the retrospective application of these proposals.
Read our response here: www.atleu.org.uk/cases-news/e...
#EarnedSettlement #ProtectSurvivors #EndTrafficking
Reminder! 🔔
Applications for the Rise and Lead fellowship close tomorrow. Don’t miss out! Please submit your applications by 5pm tomorrow to ensure you are considered for this opportunity.
www.atleu.org.uk/join-us#rise...
We're looking for a housing lawyer. This is a chance to bring about meaningful change with and for survivors of #trafficking and #ModernSlavery.
Could this be you? www.atleu.org.uk/join-us
Powerful piece by @andreaegangs.bsky.social. Under the new 'earned settlement' proposals, migrant workers are being punished for policies that they don’t control, including low wages, which are only low because the government refuses to fund care work properly. See the issue here?
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Did you know that all applicants to the Rise and Lead Fellowship can access independent and private support with the Experience Employment Network for your job application?
Complete this form to request support: www.ebeemployment.org.uk/apply4suppor...
We're looking for an immigration lawyer to be our new Community Lawyer. This is a chance to bring about meaningful change with and for survivors of #trafficking and #ModernSlavery.
Could this be you? www.atleu.org.uk/join-us#comm...
We are really looking forward to meeting you tomorrow at our in-person meet-and-greet day as part of our Rise and Lead recruitment programme.
Book your place today!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rise-lead-...
Book your spot for our in-person meet-and-greet day on the 10th of February. Meet members of ATLEU, the voice of domestic workers and SEEAC and learn more about the work they do and the Rise and Lead fellowship role
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Join us tomorrow for our next session of the Rise and Lead recruitment series, where we will be joined by Nova Silitonga to learn more about the work of the Southeast and East Asian Centre and what our fellow might do on a placement with them.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...