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  • REPORT LAUNCH

    The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point – Progress Report 2024 – One Year On

    Our worst fears realised: The Government has failed to act putting survivors at unnecessary risk

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  • Policy

    New Policy Briefing

    Kalayaan is welcoming 2024 with a reinvigorated focus on protecting migrant domestic workers from human trafficking and modern slavery.

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  • Campaign Update

    Marking 11 years of the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa

    Workers, activists and comrades come together to mark another year of the harmful visa

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  • Campaign Action

    Join us to #restorerights for migrant domestic workers

    Help us by contacting your elected representative to see if they stand with workers

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CASE STUDY 1: TRAFFICKED

Regina’ (not her real name) was brought to the UK by an employer to work in their private household…

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Latest News / See all news

The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point  

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation’s forum held at Linklaters, Kalayaan is launching our new…

Read here

Kalayaan’s 2024 Policy Briefing

Kalayaan is welcoming the new year with a reinvigorated focus on protecting migrant domestic workers from human tra…

Read here

The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained camp…

Click below to read an article by our Trustee Natalie Sedacca: The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained..…

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UK Parliament receives evidence from Kalayaan

On 13 September 2023, Kalayaan provided oral evidence on the experience of migrant domestic workers in the United..…

Read here

Marking 11 years of the harmful Overseas Domestic Worke…

  On 4 April 2023, ahead of the 11 year anniversary of the visa terms being changed and...

Read here

Report launch: The National Referral Mechanism: Near Br…

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation‘s forum, held at Linklaters, Kalayaan has published o…

Read here

National Referral Mechanism nears breaking point

  Kalayaan has today issued a Public Announcement to put the UK Government on notice of the pressing...

Read here

CALL TO ACTION – JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO #RESTORERIG…

Contact your MP to ask they support rights for migrant domestic workers… here’s how: 1. READ OUR OPEN..…

Read here

Latest News / See all news

The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point  

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation’s forum held at Linklaters, Kalayaan is launching our new…

Read here

Kalayaan’s 2024 Policy Briefing

Kalayaan is welcoming the new year with a reinvigorated focus on protecting migrant domestic workers from human tra…

Read here

The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained camp…

Click below to read an article by our Trustee Natalie Sedacca: The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained..…

Read here

UK Parliament receives evidence from Kalayaan

On 13 September 2023, Kalayaan provided oral evidence on the experience of migrant domestic workers in the United..…

Read here

Marking 11 years of the harmful Overseas Domestic Worke…

  On 4 April 2023, ahead of the 11 year anniversary of the visa terms being changed and...

Read here

Report launch: The National Referral Mechanism: Near Br…

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation‘s forum, held at Linklaters, Kalayaan has published o…

Read here

National Referral Mechanism nears breaking point

  Kalayaan has today issued a Public Announcement to put the UK Government on notice of the pressing...

Read here

CALL TO ACTION – JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO #RESTORERIG…

Contact your MP to ask they support rights for migrant domestic workers… here’s how: 1. READ OUR OPEN..…

Read here

Comments About Our Work

‘Kalayaan have combined both this professional service with campaigning and influencing public policy, and for that reason, Kalayaan is a very very good winner.’

The Guardian Charity Awards 2010

Stuart Etherington
Chief Executive, NCVO

Campaigns / See all campaigns

The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point – Progress Report 2024 – One Year On

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation’s forum held at Linklaters, Kalayaan is launching our new report,…

Read here

The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained campaign against the devaluation of domestic work

Click below to read an article by our Trustee Natalie Sedacca: The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained…

Read here

Marking 11 years of the harmful Overseas Domestic Worker Visa

  On 4 April 2023, ahead of the 11 year anniversary of the visa terms being changed and…

Read here

Campaigns / See all campaigns

The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point – Progress Report 2024 – One Year On

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation’s forum held at Linklaters, Kalayaan is launching our new report,…

Read here

The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained campaign against the devaluation of domestic work

Click below to read an article by our Trustee Natalie Sedacca: The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained…

Read here

Marking 11 years of the harmful Overseas Domestic Worker Visa

  On 4 April 2023, ahead of the 11 year anniversary of the visa terms being changed and…

Read here