Natalie Sedacca
@nataliesedacca.bsky.social
Legal academic at Durham University, researching labour law and human rights with a focus on domestic workers, other marginalised workers and issues of gender and migration. Trustee for migrant domestic worker NGO Kalayaan. She / her
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Transnational Legal Theory
The Promise and Perils of Human Rights for Governing Digital Platforms. Volume 16, Issue 4 of Transnational Legal Theory
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New special issue of Transnational Legal Theory on The Promises and Perils of Human Rights for Governing Digital platforms now available in full www.tandfonline.com/toc/rtlt20/1... - inc a piece from @joeatkinson.bsky.social and me on human rights and realising decent work for platform workers
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BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
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Last time a Reform politician said the minimum wage should be cut we looked into his businesses & found three of his former employees had won employment tribunal claims against him.
But despite what the tribunal ordered, he didn't pay a single judgment
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
But despite what the tribunal ordered, he didn't pay a single judgment
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
February 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Last time a Reform politician said the minimum wage should be cut we looked into his businesses & found three of his former employees had won employment tribunal claims against him.
But despite what the tribunal ordered, he didn't pay a single judgment
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
But despite what the tribunal ordered, he didn't pay a single judgment
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
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It was well known about 4/5 years ago that the Home Office deliberately misaged children seeking asylum as being adults. Since then it seems situation has only worsened, with children being put at risk. It's state sanctioned child abuse to put it bluntly
#r4today
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#r4today
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Home Office age assessment scheme endangers child refugees and must be scrapped, NGOs say
Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at risk
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:44 AM
It was well known about 4/5 years ago that the Home Office deliberately misaged children seeking asylum as being adults. Since then it seems situation has only worsened, with children being put at risk. It's state sanctioned child abuse to put it bluntly
#r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#r4today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The state that created 300,000 war-related injuries, some resulting in permanent physical disabilities such as amputations, hearing loss, and vision impairment back in the Paralympics is it
February 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The state that created 300,000 war-related injuries, some resulting in permanent physical disabilities such as amputations, hearing loss, and vision impairment back in the Paralympics is it
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New Publication! "Precarious labour in precarious times: the impact of the war in Israel/Palestine on non-citizen workers".
The scale of atrocities in Gaza meant other issues were overshadowed, understandably so. One such issue is the impact on workers.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The scale of atrocities in Gaza meant other issues were overshadowed, understandably so. One such issue is the impact on workers.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Precarious labour in precarious times: the impact of the war in Israel/Palestine on non-citizen workers - Comparative Migration Studies
Comparative Migration Studies - Through a study of the impact of the war in Israel/Palestine on non-citizen workers, this article contributes to a new area of research: the impact of a political...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
New Publication! "Precarious labour in precarious times: the impact of the war in Israel/Palestine on non-citizen workers".
The scale of atrocities in Gaza meant other issues were overshadowed, understandably so. One such issue is the impact on workers.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The scale of atrocities in Gaza meant other issues were overshadowed, understandably so. One such issue is the impact on workers.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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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...
18 months later,the government has rejected or ignored the bulk of the worker rights recommendations
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Government criticised for inaction on farmworkers abuse
Criticism comes after the rejection of various ideas, put forward by its own advisers, on how to protect migrant workers from exploitation
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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...
18 months later,the government has rejected or ignored the bulk of the worker rights recommendations
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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"More than 6,000 people were killed in just three days when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city of el-Fasher last year, according to victims and witnesses cited in a UN report" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sudan civil war: RSF war crimes saw 6,000 killed in three days in el-Fasher, UN says
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed the atrocities in el-Fasher, says a UN report.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
"More than 6,000 people were killed in just three days when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city of el-Fasher last year, according to victims and witnesses cited in a UN report" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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📫 We have written to the Home Secretary to strongly oppose the UK Gov's earned settlement proposals and express concerns that they risk causing harm, undermining the rule of law, and raise serious questions about compliance with international rights obligations.
justfair.org.uk/moving-the-g...
justfair.org.uk/moving-the-g...
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
📫 We have written to the Home Secretary to strongly oppose the UK Gov's earned settlement proposals and express concerns that they risk causing harm, undermining the rule of law, and raise serious questions about compliance with international rights obligations.
justfair.org.uk/moving-the-g...
justfair.org.uk/moving-the-g...
‘Proposals to change settlement rules would pull rug from under migrant workers, inc in social care who provide dignity and comfort to our loved ones, often in difficult conditions and for low pay. The govt must uphold its promises - we cannot simply change rules halfway through an agreed process.’
The Government must stop listening to dodgy advice! Hear the trade unions, the care workers, the migrant support organisations - LISTEN TO YOUR BASE.
The immigration plans must be scrapped.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
@unison.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The immigration plans must be scrapped.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
@unison.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood
Some 35 Labour MPs are among those who have written to the home secretary to raise concerns about the plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
‘Proposals to change settlement rules would pull rug from under migrant workers, inc in social care who provide dignity and comfort to our loved ones, often in difficult conditions and for low pay. The govt must uphold its promises - we cannot simply change rules halfway through an agreed process.’
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Also I don't see an acknowledgment that he got the basic facts on which he based his racist comments wrong
Jim Ratcliffe has issued a bland and generic statement about economic policy which does not engage at all with what he got wrong, or why saying the UK has been colonised has been legitimately criticised. Nor does he seem to retract his language of colonisation in gesturing towards a semi-apology
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Also I don't see an acknowledgment that he got the basic facts on which he based his racist comments wrong
The recent escalation by Israel's security cabinet, paving the way to land theft in the West Bank, show need for UK govt to ban the import of settlement products and suspend trade concessions with Israel, given breaches of human rights and democracy clauses in the Trade & Partnership Agreement
Following the alarming decision by Israel's security cabinet to significantly expand and accelerate de facto annexation of parts of the West Bank, we have written to the Secretary of State on the need for commensurate action with economic consequences lphr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The recent escalation by Israel's security cabinet, paving the way to land theft in the West Bank, show need for UK govt to ban the import of settlement products and suspend trade concessions with Israel, given breaches of human rights and democracy clauses in the Trade & Partnership Agreement
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If the PM reckons Jim Ratcliffe should apologise for spreading this exact same lie, should the Home Office apologise too, or? 🤨
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
If the PM reckons Jim Ratcliffe should apologise for spreading this exact same lie, should the Home Office apologise too, or? 🤨
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Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on. ‘Arshad’s death was the first known fatality of a migrant worker linked to the 2034 World Cup.’ #SaudiArabia
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Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on
Lengthy delays in compensation are ‘emblematic’ of what many relatives of migrant workers go through in the Gulf kingdom, say rights groups
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February 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on. ‘Arshad’s death was the first known fatality of a migrant worker linked to the 2034 World Cup.’ #SaudiArabia
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Imagine being presented with these accounts of stark unfairness and insecurity caused by the earned settlement plans and your response being ‘It is a privilege not a right to settle in the UK and it must be earned’ - the Home Secretary needs to go www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Imagine being presented with these accounts of stark unfairness and insecurity caused by the earned settlement plans and your response being ‘It is a privilege not a right to settle in the UK and it must be earned’ - the Home Secretary needs to go www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
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It doesn't have to be like this!
The Government's immigration plans are the wrong answer to the wrong questions. We need to support our communities and all who live in them. Restoring the right to work for asylum seekers makes sense! Thank you @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/4bHLN...
The Government's immigration plans are the wrong answer to the wrong questions. We need to support our communities and all who live in them. Restoring the right to work for asylum seekers makes sense! Thank you @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/4bHLN...
Restore the right to work for asylum seekers now
YouTube video by Another Europe is Possible
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February 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It doesn't have to be like this!
The Government's immigration plans are the wrong answer to the wrong questions. We need to support our communities and all who live in them. Restoring the right to work for asylum seekers makes sense! Thank you @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/4bHLN...
The Government's immigration plans are the wrong answer to the wrong questions. We need to support our communities and all who live in them. Restoring the right to work for asylum seekers makes sense! Thank you @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/4bHLN...
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My Special Issue with Nuni Jorgensen on Families on the Move - Latin American Perspectives is out at @scmrjems.bsky.social We have 9 excellent contribution from amazing Latin American colleagues :)
You can read more about it here
sheffield.ac.uk/spir/news/ne...
You can read more about it here
sheffield.ac.uk/spir/news/ne...
New Research Challenges Eurocentric Perspectives on Family Migration in Latin America
A new Special Issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies offers a rigorous interrogation of how migrant families navigate complex legal and social landscapes in the Global South.
sheffield.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
My Special Issue with Nuni Jorgensen on Families on the Move - Latin American Perspectives is out at @scmrjems.bsky.social We have 9 excellent contribution from amazing Latin American colleagues :)
You can read more about it here
sheffield.ac.uk/spir/news/ne...
You can read more about it here
sheffield.ac.uk/spir/news/ne...
Important piece on @freemovement.bsky.social re how the govt’s proposals on ‘earned settlement’ will disadvantage migrant women as as result of lower earnings and greater caring responsibilities freemovement.org.uk/a-fairer-pat...
Two days left to respond to the consultation and oppose these plans!
Two days left to respond to the consultation and oppose these plans!
A fairer pathway? How the "earned settlement" proposals risk discriminating against migrant women - Free Movement
We are hurtling towards the deadline for the government’s "earned settlement" consultation, 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement', which closes on 12 February
freemovement.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Important piece on @freemovement.bsky.social re how the govt’s proposals on ‘earned settlement’ will disadvantage migrant women as as result of lower earnings and greater caring responsibilities freemovement.org.uk/a-fairer-pat...
Two days left to respond to the consultation and oppose these plans!
Two days left to respond to the consultation and oppose these plans!
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Government launches ERA consultations on fire and rehire, tipping, union recognition and electronic balloting.
The government are seeking views on a number of areas related to the Employment Rights Act 2025: www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
The government are seeking views on a number of areas related to the Employment Rights Act 2025: www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Government launches ERA consultations on fire and rehire, tipping, union recognition and electronic balloting.
The government are seeking views on a number of areas related to the Employment Rights Act 2025: www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
The government are seeking views on a number of areas related to the Employment Rights Act 2025: www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
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“I think we can show that we are not just kowtowing to Reform, as we have appeared to be, and we can show that we are moving in a different direction and can persuade the public to come with us.”
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, whose parents migrated to the UK from Pakistan, is facing the suggestion from a veteran Labour peer that she is “pulling up the drawbridge once inside” when considering the plight of refugee children trapped abroad.
Alf Dubs, who came to the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, said the home secretary and other ministers had “kowtowed” to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK by preventing unaccompanied children from seeking refuge with UK-based family members. Continue reading...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“I think we can show that we are not just kowtowing to Reform, as we have appeared to be, and we can show that we are moving in a different direction and can persuade the public to come with us.”
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"More than 1,000 bodies are buried in individual and mass graves on land belonging to Sudan University of Science and Technology after RSF forces used a campus site designated for a hospital to bury the dead during the war, a university official said" sudantribune.com/article/310390
Sudan University reports $258 million in war losses and campus mass graves - Sudan Tribune
February 7, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan University of Science and Technology sustained losses estimated at $258 million following an invasion of its campuses by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a universit...
sudantribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM
"More than 1,000 bodies are buried in individual and mass graves on land belonging to Sudan University of Science and Technology after RSF forces used a campus site designated for a hospital to bury the dead during the war, a university official said" sudantribune.com/article/310390
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Labour are knowingly putting more children at risk of poverty and destitution. We see this every day already @praxisprojects.bsky.social. The child poverty strategy acknowledges this too. The settlement proposals must be stopped.
⚠️New @ippr.org research: 300,000 children will be hit by the Govt’s earned settlement plans.
Retrospective changes will deepen child poverty, block access to higher education & trap families in years of uncertainty.
This is precarity by design.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Retrospective changes will deepen child poverty, block access to higher education & trap families in years of uncertainty.
This is precarity by design.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurity
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Labour are knowingly putting more children at risk of poverty and destitution. We see this every day already @praxisprojects.bsky.social. The child poverty strategy acknowledges this too. The settlement proposals must be stopped.
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just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.
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THREAD 🧵:
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
THREAD 🧵:
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
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Govt publishes updated timetable for key Employment Rights Act changes:
🔵 Majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 repealed on 18 Feb
🔵Fair Work Agency established on 7 April
🔵Fire and Rehire delayed from Oct '26 to Jan '27
See the full timetable here 👇
www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
🔵 Majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 repealed on 18 Feb
🔵Fair Work Agency established on 7 April
🔵Fire and Rehire delayed from Oct '26 to Jan '27
See the full timetable here 👇
www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Govt publishes updated timetable for key Employment Rights Act changes:
🔵 Majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 repealed on 18 Feb
🔵Fair Work Agency established on 7 April
🔵Fire and Rehire delayed from Oct '26 to Jan '27
See the full timetable here 👇
www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
🔵 Majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 repealed on 18 Feb
🔵Fair Work Agency established on 7 April
🔵Fire and Rehire delayed from Oct '26 to Jan '27
See the full timetable here 👇
www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...