Peter Wieltschnig
@pwielt.bsky.social
🇮🇪 | Workers’ rights, migrants’ rights & labour exploitation | IWGB Charity Workers Branch @iwgbcharityworkers.bsky.social | views my own | he/they
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There is a map for that 😉
Nurses to 'overwhelmingly' reject pay deal as strike vote looms: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StrikeMap
Nurses to 'overwhelmingly' reject pay deal as strike vote looms: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StrikeMap
Nurses union to reject pay deal as strike vote looms
The Royal College of Nursing has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
There is a map for that 😉
Nurses to 'overwhelmingly' reject pay deal as strike vote looms: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StrikeMap
Nurses to 'overwhelmingly' reject pay deal as strike vote looms: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StrikeMap
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🚨 Thousands of trafficking survivors continue to be denied permission to stay in the UK despite their critical need for safety and support — a new report by @helenbamber.bsky.social, ATLEU & @ecpatuk.bsky.social reveals.
Instead survivors are left in fear and at risk of further exploitation. 🧵1/3
Instead survivors are left in fear and at risk of further exploitation. 🧵1/3
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🚨 Thousands of trafficking survivors continue to be denied permission to stay in the UK despite their critical need for safety and support — a new report by @helenbamber.bsky.social, ATLEU & @ecpatuk.bsky.social reveals.
Instead survivors are left in fear and at risk of further exploitation. 🧵1/3
Instead survivors are left in fear and at risk of further exploitation. 🧵1/3
🚨 APPLY FOR MY JOB 🚨
It's been amazing to support FLEX's work on migrant workers' rights over the last 3+ yrs but I'm excited to move onto a new role in Aug. This role in an amazing opportunity esp to work with the brilliant @k8roberts.bsky.social who has been an exceptional friend & colleague
It's been amazing to support FLEX's work on migrant workers' rights over the last 3+ yrs but I'm excited to move onto a new role in Aug. This role in an amazing opportunity esp to work with the brilliant @k8roberts.bsky.social who has been an exceptional friend & colleague
Opportunity: FLEX is looking for a passionate advocate to build networks and relationships, and improve law, policy and practice affecting worker in high-risk sectors in the UK.
Apply before 20th July!
Apply before 20th July!
June 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🚨 APPLY FOR MY JOB 🚨
It's been amazing to support FLEX's work on migrant workers' rights over the last 3+ yrs but I'm excited to move onto a new role in Aug. This role in an amazing opportunity esp to work with the brilliant @k8roberts.bsky.social who has been an exceptional friend & colleague
It's been amazing to support FLEX's work on migrant workers' rights over the last 3+ yrs but I'm excited to move onto a new role in Aug. This role in an amazing opportunity esp to work with the brilliant @k8roberts.bsky.social who has been an exceptional friend & colleague
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Opportunity: FLEX is looking for a passionate advocate to build networks and relationships, and improve law, policy and practice affecting worker in high-risk sectors in the UK.
Apply before 20th July!
Apply before 20th July!
June 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Opportunity: FLEX is looking for a passionate advocate to build networks and relationships, and improve law, policy and practice affecting worker in high-risk sectors in the UK.
Apply before 20th July!
Apply before 20th July!
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Tackling exploitation of migrant workers requires systematic solutions, to ensure abuses can be reported securely without risk of destitution or deportation.
June 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Tackling exploitation of migrant workers requires systematic solutions, to ensure abuses can be reported securely without risk of destitution or deportation.
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NEW REPORT:
NEW:
"Calls to implement legal maximum temperature that Brits shouldn't work above.
A report by the Autonomy Institute warns that two-thirds of the UK work force could find themselves working in heat waves above 35C by the end of the decade."
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
"Calls to implement legal maximum temperature that Brits shouldn't work above.
A report by the Autonomy Institute warns that two-thirds of the UK work force could find themselves working in heat waves above 35C by the end of the decade."
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Calls to implement legal maximum temperature that Brits shouldn't work above
A report by the Autonomy Institute warns that two-thirds of the UK work force could find themselves working in heat waves above 35C by the end of the decade
www.mirror.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW REPORT:
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pair of poll results relevant to the hypothesis that center left parties trying to tack right on immigration is a strategy that only benefits the actual right wing
May 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
pair of poll results relevant to the hypothesis that center left parties trying to tack right on immigration is a strategy that only benefits the actual right wing
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This is such a brilliant, clear explanation from @focusonlabour.bsky.social about how @teamlabouruk.bsky.social's Employment Rights Bill is missing the opportunity to raise standards for ALL workers!
Watch & please do tag or send it to your MP if you agree 💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZ5...
Watch & please do tag or send it to your MP if you agree 💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZ5...
Why the Employment Rights Bill must tackle restrictive visas
YouTube video by Focus on Labour Exploitation
www.youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is such a brilliant, clear explanation from @focusonlabour.bsky.social about how @teamlabouruk.bsky.social's Employment Rights Bill is missing the opportunity to raise standards for ALL workers!
Watch & please do tag or send it to your MP if you agree 💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZ5...
Watch & please do tag or send it to your MP if you agree 💪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZ5...
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Spain will grant one-year residence and work permits to those affected by the Valencia floods and their closest family.
This is such a relief for many who were affected by the floods and were left with zero options to recover. This solidarity is also the Europe we want ❤️
This is such a relief for many who were affected by the floods and were left with zero options to recover. This solidarity is also the Europe we want ❤️
El Gobierno regularizará a 25.000 inmigrantes afectados por la dana
Migraciones concederá autorizaciones de residencia y trabajo de un año de duración a las víctimas en situación irregular, una medida excepcional que ya se aplicó en el 11-M
elpais.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Spain will grant one-year residence and work permits to those affected by the Valencia floods and their closest family.
This is such a relief for many who were affected by the floods and were left with zero options to recover. This solidarity is also the Europe we want ❤️
This is such a relief for many who were affected by the floods and were left with zero options to recover. This solidarity is also the Europe we want ❤️
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‘It’s hard to survive’: why UK private hire drivers are striking on Valentine’s Day
‘It’s hard to survive’: why UK private hire drivers are striking on Valentine’s Day
About 200 drivers got in touch with the Guardian to share their views on the industrial action
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
‘It’s hard to survive’: why UK private hire drivers are striking on Valentine’s Day
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The number of migrant agricultural workers seeking help from the charity Worker Support Centre over claims of exploitation, bullying, underpayment and poor living conditions on UK farms significantly increased last year to nearly 700, cf just over 400 in 2023 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More migrant workers seek help over UK farm exploitation claims
The UK government says it always takes
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The number of migrant agricultural workers seeking help from the charity Worker Support Centre over claims of exploitation, bullying, underpayment and poor living conditions on UK farms significantly increased last year to nearly 700, cf just over 400 in 2023 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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FLEX is delighted to be one of @bigissue.com's Top 100 Changemakers for 2025.
We will never stop working to challenge and transform the systems and structures that make workers vulnerable to abuse, until we live in a world free from all forms of labour exploitation.
We will never stop working to challenge and transform the systems and structures that make workers vulnerable to abuse, until we live in a world free from all forms of labour exploitation.
This week's issue is out now! 📰 Inside:
💯 We introduce our Top 100 Changemakers for 2025, celebrating people and organisations who have focused not on themselves but on the rest of society, as voted for by YOU
Find out more ▶️ https://bit.ly/4h8iYzI
💯 We introduce our Top 100 Changemakers for 2025, celebrating people and organisations who have focused not on themselves but on the rest of society, as voted for by YOU
Find out more ▶️ https://bit.ly/4h8iYzI
January 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
FLEX is delighted to be one of @bigissue.com's Top 100 Changemakers for 2025.
We will never stop working to challenge and transform the systems and structures that make workers vulnerable to abuse, until we live in a world free from all forms of labour exploitation.
We will never stop working to challenge and transform the systems and structures that make workers vulnerable to abuse, until we live in a world free from all forms of labour exploitation.
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With an Employment Rights Bill in parliament and plans for a Fair Work Agency underway this project to research & pilot how migrant workers can report exploitation couldn’t be more timely ⬇️
When victims are punished for reporting abuse, exploitation thrives.
That's why we are launching this new project, to understand and address the problems that people with insecure immigration status face in accessing services.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
That's why we are launching this new project, to understand and address the problems that people with insecure immigration status face in accessing services.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Project launches in London to help migrants 'securely' report abuse
New City Hall-funded research will explore the barriers faced by migrants with ‘insecure’ immigration statuses in reporting exploitation
www.standard.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 7:42 AM
With an Employment Rights Bill in parliament and plans for a Fair Work Agency underway this project to research & pilot how migrant workers can report exploitation couldn’t be more timely ⬇️
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This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we are proud to publish our new report that brings to light the realities of looking for work as an asylum seeker.
Their experiences show that their right to work is functionally restricted, and yet is essential for so many people's survival.
Their experiences show that their right to work is functionally restricted, and yet is essential for so many people's survival.
December 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we are proud to publish our new report that brings to light the realities of looking for work as an asylum seeker.
Their experiences show that their right to work is functionally restricted, and yet is essential for so many people's survival.
Their experiences show that their right to work is functionally restricted, and yet is essential for so many people's survival.
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When victims are punished for reporting abuse, exploitation thrives.
That's why we are launching this new project, to understand and address the problems that people with insecure immigration status face in accessing services.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
That's why we are launching this new project, to understand and address the problems that people with insecure immigration status face in accessing services.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Project launches in London to help migrants 'securely' report abuse
New City Hall-funded research will explore the barriers faced by migrants with ‘insecure’ immigration statuses in reporting exploitation
www.standard.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 11:05 AM
When victims are punished for reporting abuse, exploitation thrives.
That's why we are launching this new project, to understand and address the problems that people with insecure immigration status face in accessing services.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
That's why we are launching this new project, to understand and address the problems that people with insecure immigration status face in accessing services.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Migrant workers and survivors of exploitation and modern slavery are among the most vulnerable people in our city.
To support them, we’re committing £50,000 to @focusonlabour.bsky.social to allow migrants to report abuse safely and access support, ensuring London remains safe for all.
To support them, we’re committing £50,000 to @focusonlabour.bsky.social to allow migrants to report abuse safely and access support, ensuring London remains safe for all.
Project launches in London to help migrants 'securely' report abuse
New City Hall-funded research will explore the barriers faced by migrants with ‘insecure’ immigration statuses in reporting exploitation
www.standard.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Migrant workers and survivors of exploitation and modern slavery are among the most vulnerable people in our city.
To support them, we’re committing £50,000 to @focusonlabour.bsky.social to allow migrants to report abuse safely and access support, ensuring London remains safe for all.
To support them, we’re committing £50,000 to @focusonlabour.bsky.social to allow migrants to report abuse safely and access support, ensuring London remains safe for all.
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We a group of charity workers committed to building worker power! If you want fight against the exploitation rife in the charities and non-profit sector - Join us today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/
November 24, 2024 at 10:05 AM
We a group of charity workers committed to building worker power! If you want fight against the exploitation rife in the charities and non-profit sector - Join us today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/
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Join a group of charity workers fighting for workers’ rights – it won’t change without your help: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/
November 24, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Join a group of charity workers fighting for workers’ rights – it won’t change without your help: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/
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On 18th Nov, RAMP Principal Tony Vaughan tabled a debate on indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers following e-petition 631412. 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM
On 18th Nov, RAMP Principal Tony Vaughan tabled a debate on indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers following e-petition 631412. 🧵
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With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
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Today we have written to the Home Office to urge the government to act, by introducing safeguards to systematically prevent human rights breaches in fishing. The Employment Rights Bill presents a real opportunity.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Thousands left without protection from slavery in employment rights bill loophole
Exclusive: The government has been warned that migrant fishermen are facing breaches of their human rights
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Today we have written to the Home Office to urge the government to act, by introducing safeguards to systematically prevent human rights breaches in fishing. The Employment Rights Bill presents a real opportunity.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Pleased to have just set up the Bluesky account for LPHR - with the recent influx, a great time to start having a presence here! Please do give them a follow
Introduction: we are a lawyer-based legal charity in the UK that implements key legal projects to protect and promote Palestinian human rights. We are dedicated to upholding international law, pursuing justice, and honouring the dignity of the Palestinian people.
lphr.org.uk/who-we-are/
lphr.org.uk/who-we-are/
Who we are - Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights
Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) is a lawyer-based legal charity in the UK (Charity Number: 1175498) that implements key legal projects to protect and promote Palestinian human rights. LPHR...
lphr.org.uk
November 16, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Pleased to have just set up the Bluesky account for LPHR - with the recent influx, a great time to start having a presence here! Please do give them a follow
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Commentary on the migrant workers angle to the Employment Rights Bill, from @pwielt.bsky.social: labourexploitation.org/publications... and @colinyeo.bsky.social: wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/what-are-t...
What are the immigration dimensions to the new Employment Rights Bill?
Labour market enforcement is currently incidental to immigration enforcement. The new government is reversing that relationship.
wewantedworkers.substack.com
October 10, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Commentary on the migrant workers angle to the Employment Rights Bill, from @pwielt.bsky.social: labourexploitation.org/publications... and @colinyeo.bsky.social: wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/what-are-t...
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I’m part of this coalition calling on the Home Office to urgently address issues of migrant exploitation in the care sector - thanks to FLEX @pwielt.bsky.social for leading and Lauren Mendicott for covering www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Full letter: labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/...
Full letter: labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/...
Home Office Warned Migrant Care Workers Face Exploitation Risk
A coalition of academics and charities working with migrants in the care sector have called on the Home Office to urgently address issues of migrant exploitation in the care sector.
www.politicshome.com
December 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM
I’m part of this coalition calling on the Home Office to urgently address issues of migrant exploitation in the care sector - thanks to FLEX @pwielt.bsky.social for leading and Lauren Mendicott for covering www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Full letter: labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/...
Full letter: labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/...
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My brilliant colleague Peter Wieltschnig on the need to improve Labour Market Enforcement, in the UK
"the onus is placed on the worker to report violations. However, a host of factors mean that the workers that are the most vulnerable to exploitation are often the least likely to come forward."
"the onus is placed on the worker to report violations. However, a host of factors mean that the workers that are the most vulnerable to exploitation are often the least likely to come forward."
Following on from last week's article on WORC's report and our recent podcast on seasonal agricultural workers, today we look at how the UK is falling significantly short of international labour market enforcement standards
freemovement.org.uk/the-uk-must-...
freemovement.org.uk/the-uk-must-...
November 19, 2024 at 5:33 PM
My brilliant colleague Peter Wieltschnig on the need to improve Labour Market Enforcement, in the UK
"the onus is placed on the worker to report violations. However, a host of factors mean that the workers that are the most vulnerable to exploitation are often the least likely to come forward."
"the onus is placed on the worker to report violations. However, a host of factors mean that the workers that are the most vulnerable to exploitation are often the least likely to come forward."