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Manoj Dias-Abey
@mdiasabey.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol School of Law | Socio-legal scholar interested in labour law, migration & political economy. Views my own.
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veenadubal.bsky.social
It’s a rainy morning in California, but our future is bright! ☀️

We are reveling in this incredible win for academic freedom and higher education.

www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
mdiasabey.bsky.social
The Moving Labour Collective is pleased to invite applications for our biennial Labour Law Summer Camp, taking place in Malmö, Sweden, from 14–17 June 2026. Applications close on 1 December—please feel free to reach out with any questions!
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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alisonkilling.bsky.social
Absolutely shocking that the Chinese govt pressured a UK university to shut down research about forced labour in Xinjiang and the links to global supply chains. The work of Laura Murphy and her team had been instrumental in getting Chinese companies sanctioned.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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workrights.bsky.social
We are delighted to welcome @mdiasabey.bsky.social to our board of trustees🎉

Manoj's long-standing interest in labour rights, and his support for a collaborative Fair Work Agency that values civil society input, makes him an ideal collaborator in our work.

www.workrightscentre.org/about-us/our...
Manoj Dias-Abey | Work Rights Centre
www.workrightscentre.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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workrights.bsky.social
We're recruiting a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice, who is looking to build a career in a legal profession.

After two years, you will gain the required practical experience to fully qualify as a solicitor.

Apply or send to a friend🤝

www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
We’re recruiting a Trainee Solicitor (Immigration and Employment) | Work Rights Centre
www.workrightscentre.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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freemovement.bsky.social
From last week: Job Ad: The Work Rights Centre is recruiting a Policy Manager | Free Movement
Job Ad: The Work Rights Centre is recruiting a Policy Manager - Free Movement
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
freemovement.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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jdportes.bsky.social
If the CPS had done its calculations properly, it would have arrived at a large fiscal *benefit* from recent migration, as I explain here..

docs.google.com/document/d/e...
The long-run fiscal impact of recent migrants
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September 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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johnhaskell.bsky.social
Initiative for Global Law and Political Economy (iGLPE) website:

www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/law/research....

@lpeproject.bsky.social
@lpeblog.bsky.social
@a-lpe.bsky.social
@lpec.bsky.social
@ineteconomics.bsky.social
@lpeineurope.bsky.social
The Initiative for Global Law and Political Economy | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk
July 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
Wrote a piece on Matthew Goodwin for the latest issue of @prospectmagazine.co.uk.

What led a promising academic to throw it all away in the name of becoming a propagandist for the radical right?
July 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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workrights.bsky.social
Our latest research is now LIVE 🚨

Following revelations that just 3.4% of exploited care workers got jobs via a £16million government scheme, this research uncovers the systemic barriers that stood in the way of success.

www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
July 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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cclas1.bsky.social
Tanzil Chowdhury writes for @oxfordcsls.bsky.social on 'Legal Workers and the workplaces of law' about his latest co-edited book (w/ @jamiewoodcock.bsky.social )

frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/legal-worker...
Legal workers and the workplaces of law - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this piece for Borderlands, Tanzil Chowdhury (QMUL) discusses a new book project on lawyers' working conditions pursued through a workers inquiry methodology.
frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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workrights.bsky.social
MAJOR UPDATE

Thanks to a series of FOI requests, we've found that less than 4% of exploited migrant care workers found new work through a multi-million pound government scheme. (A thread🧵)

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Less than 4% of exploited care workers helped by UK government scheme
Only 941 of 29,000 exploited migrant workers reported finding new employer through multimillion-pound scheme
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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jenhendry.bsky.social
Webpage now with updated ToC!
@n-creutzfeldt.bsky.social @cmboulanger.bsky.social

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sociolega...
Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe
What are the different institutional, intellectual and biographical trajectories in socio-legal studies, and how can they be compared?This book brings together…
www.bloomsbury.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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ukandeu.bsky.social
🚨NEW EVENT🚨

The government just announced new policies to try and reduce migration to the UK

To unpack the implications, trade offs & public opinion, join our expert panel @jdportes.bsky.social, Madeleine Sumption, @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @anandmenon.bsky.social

ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
UKICE Lunch Hour: The migration question - UK in a changing Europe
Join our online panel to hear their expert analysis of the implications of the UK government's immigration white paper, as well as the key trade offs.
ukandeu.ac.uk
May 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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robertsaunders.bsky.social
Starmer's language was deplorable.

It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.

But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
Image from the Financial Times, placing Keir Starmer next to Enoch Powell.
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
Full text of UK govt immigration white paper - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper
The white paper sets out the government's plans to create an immigration system which promotes growth but is controlled and managed.
www.gov.uk
May 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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lukepiper.bsky.social
The debate around care visas in the political space boils down to people saying stuff like this - we desperately need people.

It's a good soundbite but...

A significant surge in care visas were issued since 2020 in response to sector demand and yet the problem of shortage has persisted.

Why?
peterstefanovic.bsky.social Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · May 11
BREAKING: “We will be closing the care worker visa for overseas recruitment” - Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

Don’t we have a desperate shortage of care workers?
May 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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awelsh.bsky.social
Are the EU free movement rules wildly out of step with the new realities of work? My new book, the MARKET CITIZENSHIP ILLUSION answers this by looking at the law in action – and it is available now to *everyone for free*! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
🧵on key arguments... (1/10)
The author holding a copy of the book
May 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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qmucu.bsky.social
Coorganising with QMUnison and @cclas1.bsky.social: Lawyering for Workers' Rights

7 May, 5-7pm, @qmul.ac.uk Mile End Campus & on zoom. Free, but register for your spot: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#WorkersRights #EmploymentLaw #TradeUnionism
lawyering for workers' rights: an evening co-hosted by QMUCU, QMUnison, and the Centre for Law and Society in a global context Wednesday 7 May 5-7pm Law 313 QMUL Mile End campus or online
April 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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lpeblog.bsky.social
Today, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social argues that while tariffs have long been used to sabotage foreign competitors, Trump’s tariffs are distinctive in having no identifiable constituency within the US capitalist class. They look, instead, like a way to develop patronage networks across the US economy.
On Tariffs and the Ends of International Economic Law
For decades, the rules of international trade helped cement U.S. firms at the top of global value chains. Should Trump's unapologetic embrace of tariffs be understood as part of a broader loss of…
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April 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
mdiasabey.bsky.social
Really enjoyed launching this report earlier today.

Highly recommended reading for migrant justice advocates, academics, and policymakers-- several practical steps to prevent labour exploitation of migrant workers based on international practice.

Dowload: www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
April 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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jdportes.bsky.social
Even *on its own terms*, the logic here is just baffling.

Sure, stopping those on Graduate Visas switching to care worker visas will reduce net migration *in one category*.

But if care workers can still get visas - and there are still big shortages - why would it reduce net migration overall?
Another area where action is expected is on graduate visas. Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, has uncovered evidence that scores of foreign students who come to Britain on graduate visas then move across to health and social care visas, allowing them to remain in the UK for longer. Home Office officials have explored closing this loophole by setting a wage threshold for the types of jobs to which foreign graduates can switch. However, a crackdown could bring criticism from the social care sector, which already has a shortage of workers.
April 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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slsauk.bsky.social
At the Gala dinner in the splendid St George’s Hall Liverpool Professor Joanne Conaghan @joanneconaghan.bsky.social - a true pioneer of feminist legal studies - received the SLSA Prize for Contributions to the Socio-Legal Community 2024: ‘Joanne is a fearless, generous and effective colleague’
A woman standing speaking at a lectern in a red dress receiving a prize - there are people sitting in the foreground at a table with glasses and bottles. The surroundings are ornate with gold and marble - the setting is St George’s Hall in Liverpool. A woman standing smiling at a lectern in a red dress receiving a prize - there are people standing in the foreground taking her photo. The surroundings are ornate with gold and marble - the setting is St George’s Hall in Liverpool. The woman is Professor Joanne Conaghan
April 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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workrights.bsky.social
🚨New report launch: Safeguarding sponsored workers

Join us for policy solutions to address the growing crisis of migrant worker exploitation that has arisen due to sponsorship.

With @mdiasabey.bsky.social & a migrant worker with lived experience.

www.eventbrite.com/e/report-lau...?
Report launch> Safeguarding sponsored workers: A UK \Workplace Justice Visa and other proposals from a six-country analysis. Tuesday 29 April 3pm on Zoom.
April 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM