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• Revealed: Migrant care workers in Britain charged thousands in illegal recruitment fees

  18-06-2022 19:41
  
  Exclusive: new visa scheme to attract staff to ease the chronic shortages in the sector has left many open to exploitationCare workers recruited from overseas to look after elderly and disabled people in Britain are being charged thousands of pounds in illegal fees and forced to work in exploitative conditions to pay off their debts.An Observer investigation has uncovered a network of agencies supplying workers to care homes and homecare agencies that charge recruitment fees to candidates. Conti
  
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• Migrant care workers came to help the UK. Now they’re trapped in debt bondage

  18-06-2022 19:41
  
  Investigation: Britain called out to workers around the world to ease a staff crisis. But many have to pay thousands in illegal fees to recruitment agenciesRead exclusive story: Migrant care workers charged thousands in illegal feesMeera Stephen came to Britain with a big suitcase and even bigger dreams. The 27-year-old had left Kerala in south India to work at a care home in Manchester, one of thousands of migrant workers to come after a government recruitment drive to fill more than 100,000 va
  
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• Children stressed and self-harming over UK cost of living crisis

  18-06-2022 16:00
  
  Mental health problems are linked to financial squeeze on families, according to new Childhood Trust reportOne in 10 children in Britain have started self-harming – with many also having suicidal thoughts – as a consequence of the cost of living crisis, a new report has revealed.The impact of money worries for British families has caused 47% of children to feel stressed, while 21% of parents said their children smile less because of the financial squeeze.In the UK and Ireland, Samari
  
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