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Our complete five‑part report series urging the UK Government to grant all adult survivors in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) the right to work, with a simple policy change

Our 2024 report argues that UK government policy for the past 12 years has stripped migrant domestic workers of labour law rights, creating a “smokescreen” that excuses state inaction on abuse and exploitation.

Report published in response to the pressing need to review the numbers of, and available resources to, designated First Responder Organisations in the UK. It came after Kalayaan issued an urgent Public Announcement with our concerns on 30 January 2023.

Briefing by Kalayaan and other non-statutory First Responders highlighting the need for more non-statutory First Responders to ensure the efficient referral of potential victims of modern slavery into the National Referral Mechanism to receive recovery support and to be formally identified as victims.

Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for its 77th Session focusing on preventing labour exploitation, modern slavery, trafficking, and UK’s compliance with the International Covenant.

Consultation response to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill March 2025 by the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group (LEAG) calling for more support for people in, or at risk of, severe forms of labour exploitation.

Read our joint response to the Consultation by the Ministry of Justice, Civil Legal Aid: Towards a Sustainable Future is by 16 civil society organisations working on trafficking and modern slavery March 2025

In July 2025, Migrant Domestic Workers from our community wrote to MPs asking for protection from re-trafficking. Read our briefing to learn more.

The first report in our five‑part report series urging the UK Government to grant all adult survivors in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) the right to work, with a simple policy change.

The second report in our five‑part report series urging the UK Government to grant all adult survivors in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) the right to work, with a simple policy change.

The third report in our five‑part report series urging the UK Government to grant all adult survivors in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) the right to work, with a simple policy change.

The fourth report in our five‑part report series urging the UK Government to grant all adult survivors in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) the right to work, with a simple policy change.