[IER] Employers 'using Brexit confusion to exploit migrants'

[Sarah Glenister]

IER News Brief 27/10/17

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Friday 27th October 2017

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Several organisations have spoken out <https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=e2eb6e7d96&e=71131c031b>  about shady employers using the uncertainty created around migrant rights following Brexit to exploit workers.

A Guardian article detailed workers being dramatically underpaid, told they would not be able to find alternate work due to their status as an EU national, and even facing violent abuse in the workplace. Because many workers are unsure of their rights and their eligibility for employment protections, they feel trapped in such exploitative and sometimes dangerous situations, the report explained.

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