It’s not just Windrush. Britain’s immigration scandal will grow in 2019
The arbitrary cruelty of the ‘hostile environment’ stretches beyond any one community. Brexit will only make it worse
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Drowned, restrained, shot: how these migrants died for a better life
We may never know the life stories of the many thousands who died trying to reach Europe. But this is a tiny snapshot of some of the names on the List
Read moreMigrant domestic workers in Jordan run the gauntlet between abuse and jail
Migrants in Jordan who flee abusive employers risk being imprisoned as illegal workers if they fail to find shelter with their embassies
Read moreUK government awards £6m to projects working to end child slavery
Modern slavery innovation fund will back global projects to stop child exploitation in factories making products sold in Britain
Read moreTextile firms paying UK workers £3 per hour, investigation finds
Channel 4’s Dispatches reveals River Island, New Look, Boohoo and Missguided used factories paying workers between £3 and £3.50 an hour
Read moreDhaka’s Dickensian workhouses should shame us all
A damning study says children in the slums of Bangladesh work over 42 hours a week, often at factories supplying to the west
Read morePress freedom groups call on Bangladesh minister to free journalist
Shafik Rehman has spent more than three months in custody without charge
Read moreSports Direct’s staff are treated no better than Georgian-era factory workers
The kind of practices reported at Mike Ashley’s firm – from underpayment to harassment – can only happen when the political system is stacked against the workers. We need a new charter of workplace rights
Read moreVulnerable and exploited: 7 things we learned about migrant labour in palm oil
Many leave dire situations to work in oil palm plantations hoping for a better future, but they are vulnerable to deception and poor working conditions
Read moreVictims of forced marriage to receive lifelong anonymity
New legislation in England and Wales will prohibit publication of identifying details from time an allegation is made
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