By: Izza Leghtas
Wealthy families who come to the UK may bring with them domestic workers who work for them in their home country – often women who raise their children, clean their homes and cook their meals. In a move to cut down on immigration, two years ago the UK tied domestic workers’ visas to their employer. But in forbidding these women to change employers, even in abusive circumstances, this policy has the unintended consequence of forcing some women either to endure terrible situations or to go underground. The UK has pledged to combat “modern day slavery,” and this week, as part of this effort, a special parliamentary committee is calling on the government to change this visa policy. For her report on abuses against migrant domestic workers in the UK, “Hidden Away,”Human Rights Watch researcher Izza Leghtas took on the difficult task of finding these elusive women and reporting their stories."
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http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/04/08/qa-plight-uk-s-migrant-domestic-workers
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