4 November 2024: Guardian: Union launches charter to protect care workers on sponsored UK visas
Salford council is first signatory to Unison agreement intended to prevent exploitation of migrant workers
Care workers from countries such as India, Nigeria and the Philippines who faced losing their immigration status in the UK if they left their employers have been promised new protections by a landmark, grassroots deal.
The migrant care workers charter is an agreement designed by care workers and the trade union Unison to prevent the exploitation of people on sponsored visas – and Salford council is the first in the country to sign up to it.
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