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UK Plans 10-Year Visa for Care Workers, Critics Decry Exploitation

6/29/2026

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The UK Home Office proposed extending migrant care workers' leave-to-remain from five to ten years.
Campaigners say the proposal deepens exploitation of migrant care workers under restrictive visa sponsorship.
Work Rights chief Dora-Olivia Vicol and Unison head Gavin Edwards called the plan cruel and a slap in the face.
Josephine from Zimbabwe and Carla from Nigeria say the ten-year rule risks housing shortages, job loss and separation from their children.

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The UK Home Office proposed extending migrant care workers' leave-to-remain from five to ten years.
Campaigners say the proposal deepens exploitation of migrant care workers under restrictive visa sponsorship.
Work Rights chief Dora-Olivia Vicol and Unison head Gavin Edwards called the plan cruel and a slap in the face.
Josephine from Zimbabwe and Carla from Nigeria say the ten-year rule risks housing shortages, job loss and separation from their children.