Learn more about the issues facing migrant domestic workers in the UK by checking out our Resource bank featuring Kalayaan publications, briefings, submissions and joint letters.
2011 report into the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa drawing on a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. The research identifies the importance of a channel of migration for migrant domestic workers (MDWs) to the UK which confirms the route works as intended.
Kalayaan’s submissions to the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2025 to 2026 addressing the systemic issues faced by migrant domestic workers and the changes that are needed to ensure they are protected at work.
In July 2025, Migrant Domestic Workers from our community wrote to MPs asking for protection from re-trafficking. Read our briefing to learn more.
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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.
