Forced labour and UK immigration policy : status matters?

Dwyer, PJ; Lewis, H; Scullion, LC; Waite, L

Abstract

This paper: investigates the links between immigration status and migrants’ vulnerability to forced labour; explores how socio-legal status (specific rights to residence, work and social welfare) impacts on migrants’ risk of forced labour, and; reviews UK immigration policy, to assess how far it may reduce or facilitate the use of forced labour. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) commissioned this paper as part of its programme on forced labour, which seeks to highlight the extent of forced labour in the UK, support its victims and identify ways of eradicating it.

Citation

Dwyer, P., Lewis, H., Scullion, L., & Waite, L. (2011). Forced labour and UK immigration policy : status matters?

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Aug 10, 2015
• Series Title: Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Programme Paper
• Series Number: 2711
• ISBN: 9781859358795
• Publisher URL: http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/forced-labour-immigration-status-full.pdf