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
It looks like for family visas (dependents of British citizens) there will still be a five-year option
May 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It looks like for family visas (dependents of British citizens) there will still be a five-year option
Maybe the government could also ‘show they are investing in domestic workforce training’ by addressing the crisis in further and higher education funding? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
May 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Maybe the government could also ‘show they are investing in domestic workforce training’ by addressing the crisis in further and higher education funding? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starting day two of #SLSA2025 with an excellent panel of family members plus a lawyer, a researcher and a documentary maker, on legacies of Hillsborough and the urgent need for a Hillsborough law to introduce a legal duty of candour and equality of arms @slsauk.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Starting day two of #SLSA2025 with an excellent panel of family members plus a lawyer, a researcher and a documentary maker, on legacies of Hillsborough and the urgent need for a Hillsborough law to introduce a legal duty of candour and equality of arms @slsauk.bsky.social
New rules require providers to show they’ve tried to recruit an international worker needing sponsorship before recruiting from abroad. This could be a positive step but needs to be part of much broader changes to the visa system, inc a longer period and simpler process for changing employers
March 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New rules require providers to show they’ve tried to recruit an international worker needing sponsorship before recruiting from abroad. This could be a positive step but needs to be part of much broader changes to the visa system, inc a longer period and simpler process for changing employers
11 cross-party members of the House of Lords write to Home Secretary requesting she grant the right to work to all survivors of trafficking and modern slavery in the NRM, highlighting benefits this would bring to economy and referring to @kalayaan.org.uk reports www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaign-pos...
February 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
11 cross-party members of the House of Lords write to Home Secretary requesting she grant the right to work to all survivors of trafficking and modern slavery in the NRM, highlighting benefits this would bring to economy and referring to @kalayaan.org.uk reports www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaign-pos...
Final report in series by Kalayaan on victims of trafficking and slavery awaiting decisions on their status in the NRM - shows how unrestricted access to work for all would create more employment options, allowing survivors to recover and contribute to the economy www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
January 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Final report in series by Kalayaan on victims of trafficking and slavery awaiting decisions on their status in the NRM - shows how unrestricted access to work for all would create more employment options, allowing survivors to recover and contribute to the economy www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Someone has put up a Christmas dinosaur and I’m 100% here for it
December 21, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Someone has put up a Christmas dinosaur and I’m 100% here for it
Years ago I chatted to someone who was running a Sam Smiths pub and this sounds about right. Alongside many other issues, a worked example of why day one rights to claim for unfair dismissal are crucial
December 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Years ago I chatted to someone who was running a Sam Smiths pub and this sounds about right. Alongside many other issues, a worked example of why day one rights to claim for unfair dismissal are crucial
That's one element of it - e.g. the group classed as 'early career' that moved from precarious to more traditional work included a high share of migrants - but there were also other factors, and people moving in and out of precarious work
December 13, 2024 at 10:52 AM
That's one element of it - e.g. the group classed as 'early career' that moved from precarious to more traditional work included a high share of migrants - but there were also other factors, and people moving in and out of precarious work
As good a top artist as any, IMHO
December 4, 2024 at 4:28 PM
As good a top artist as any, IMHO
Third in the series of five mini reports by Kalayaan on the benefits of giving survivors of trafficking in the National Referral Mechanism the right to work, focusing on how this would facilitate recovery, compared to the negative effects of long-term unemployment www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
December 1, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Third in the series of five mini reports by Kalayaan on the benefits of giving survivors of trafficking in the National Referral Mechanism the right to work, focusing on how this would facilitate recovery, compared to the negative effects of long-term unemployment www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
I always found it funny that after the hours I spent tweeting on human and labour rights, by *far * my biggest ever tweet was a random picture of a cat shaped hedge I took in lockdown. It was still being shared by meme-collating sites years later 🤣
November 10, 2024 at 9:54 AM
I always found it funny that after the hours I spent tweeting on human and labour rights, by *far * my biggest ever tweet was a random picture of a cat shaped hedge I took in lockdown. It was still being shared by meme-collating sites years later 🤣
Interesting piece from a Harris phone bank volunteer that calls a lot of simple narratives into question - yes, inflation clearly played a role but was only one aspect of economy, and so did other factors like doubt that the US was ‘ready’ for a woman president www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 9, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Interesting piece from a Harris phone bank volunteer that calls a lot of simple narratives into question - yes, inflation clearly played a role but was only one aspect of economy, and so did other factors like doubt that the US was ‘ready’ for a woman president www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Statement from 15 organisations reiterating calls on UK to end complicity in violations of international law in the face of an imminent existential threat, with Israel forces forcibly transferring civilians from northern Gaza to the south and making the area uninhabitable lphr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
October 10, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Statement from 15 organisations reiterating calls on UK to end complicity in violations of international law in the face of an imminent existential threat, with Israel forces forcibly transferring civilians from northern Gaza to the south and making the area uninhabitable lphr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
New open access article on the role of labour intermediaries in childcare work: we draw on a qualitative research project to compare the role of placement agencies and digital platforms and their impact on structural power dynamics bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
September 28, 2024 at 12:20 PM
New open access article on the role of labour intermediaries in childcare work: we draw on a qualitative research project to compare the role of placement agencies and digital platforms and their impact on structural power dynamics bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
Thanks LinkedIn, I’m sure that will be very helpful and relevant
September 20, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Thanks LinkedIn, I’m sure that will be very helpful and relevant
Jumping on this bandwagon…
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,224,016!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,224,016!
September 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Jumping on this bandwagon…
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,224,016!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,224,016!
Statement from LPHR: the UK government's decision to suspend some arms export licences to Israel for use in Gaza is welcome, but concerns remain about its inability to decide on Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law in its conduct of hostilities lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
September 4, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Statement from LPHR: the UK government's decision to suspend some arms export licences to Israel for use in Gaza is welcome, but concerns remain about its inability to decide on Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law in its conduct of hostilities lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
On Wednesday, Israeli forces issued “evacuation orders” to areas in Deir Al Balah, including parts of the so-called humanitarian zone, putting the operation of many aid agencies at risk. NGOs’ renewed urgent call for UK to immediately suspend all arms transfers to Israel lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
August 23, 2024 at 11:48 AM
On Wednesday, Israeli forces issued “evacuation orders” to areas in Deir Al Balah, including parts of the so-called humanitarian zone, putting the operation of many aid agencies at risk. NGOs’ renewed urgent call for UK to immediately suspend all arms transfers to Israel lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
August 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Just casually saw this peacock on my evening run
August 18, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Just casually saw this peacock on my evening run
The ICJ’s order of protective measures against Israel to prevent the commission of all genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza is a much-needed light in the darkness. It was a historic day for clearly recognising the fundamental human rights of Palestinians lphr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
January 27, 2024 at 8:49 AM
The ICJ’s order of protective measures against Israel to prevent the commission of all genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza is a much-needed light in the darkness. It was a historic day for clearly recognising the fundamental human rights of Palestinians lphr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Today, LPHR publishes a landmark independent legal opinion by an eminent team of legal experts that finds the closure of Gaza since 2007, including its intensification since 7 October 2023, to constitute the crime against humanity of persecution against Gaza’s population lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
January 24, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Today, LPHR publishes a landmark independent legal opinion by an eminent team of legal experts that finds the closure of Gaza since 2007, including its intensification since 7 October 2023, to constitute the crime against humanity of persecution against Gaza’s population lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
I have a new article on 'Migrant Work, Gender and the Hostile Environment: A Human Rights Analysis' in Industrial Law Journal academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-... - part of a Special Issue on Migration and Exploitation in Employment edited by Arwen Joyce and Bernard Ryan academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...
January 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM
I have a new article on 'Migrant Work, Gender and the Hostile Environment: A Human Rights Analysis' in Industrial Law Journal academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-... - part of a Special Issue on Migration and Exploitation in Employment edited by Arwen Joyce and Bernard Ryan academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...
LPHR statement: we hope South Africa's compelling legal submissions today before the ICJ in its Genocide Convention case against Israel powerfully reverberate in hastening the necessary end to the extreme human suffering being perpetrated against Palestinians in Gaza lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
January 11, 2024 at 8:06 PM
LPHR statement: we hope South Africa's compelling legal submissions today before the ICJ in its Genocide Convention case against Israel powerfully reverberate in hastening the necessary end to the extreme human suffering being perpetrated against Palestinians in Gaza lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...