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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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  • Report Launch (February 2023)

    The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point

    Kalayaan's report lays bare the pressures facing First Responders in the UK

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  • Campaign - Call to Action

    Join the campaign 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

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

Kalayaan client and survivor of slavery on why access t…

In 2019, Kalayaan launched our campaign to let survivors of slavery work whilst their claims are under consideratio…

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Stolen rights: it’s time to give migrant domestic…

9 years after rights were stolen from migrant domestic workers in the UK, Kalayaan and The Voice of...

Read here

Migrant domestic workers must not be forgotten in the f…

Kalayaan has been closely following government guidance with respect to the various provisions being introduced in…

Read here

Latest News / See all news

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

Kalayaan client and survivor of slavery on why access t…

In 2019, Kalayaan launched our campaign to let survivors of slavery work whilst their claims are under consideratio…

Read here

Stolen rights: it’s time to give migrant domestic…

9 years after rights were stolen from migrant domestic workers in the UK, Kalayaan and The Voice of...

Read here

Migrant domestic workers must not be forgotten in the f…

Kalayaan has been closely following government guidance with respect to the various provisions being introduced in…

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

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

Report launch: The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation‘s forum, held at Linklaters, Kalayaan has published our report: ‘The…

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

Campaigns / See all campaigns

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

Report launch: The National Referral Mechanism: Near Breaking Point

  Today, ahead of the Human Trafficking Foundation‘s forum, held at Linklaters, Kalayaan has published our report: ‘The…

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