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Surge in Revoked Licenses Leaves Migrants Destitute

4/29/2025

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Jamil, a 30-year-old migrant worker from Bangladesh, faces a bleak future after being abandoned by a UK company that lost its license to hire foreign workers. The staggering rise in revoked sponsor licenses—from 336 in 2023 to 1,514 in 2024—has left countless migrants like him teetering on the brink of destitution, as reported by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.

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Story summary

Jamil, a 30-year-old migrant worker from Bangladesh, faces a bleak future after being abandoned by a UK company that lost its license to hire foreign workers. The staggering rise in revoked sponsor licenses—from 336 in 2023 to 1,514 in 2024—has left countless migrants like him teetering on the brink of destitution, as reported by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.