Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Chris McCafferty (Labour), on Wednesday, 7 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 97 members in total.

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PROPOSED CHANGES TO DOMESTIC WORKER VISA

That this House recognises that Home Office proposals to change the domestic worker visa to a business visitor visa, removing the right to change employer and restricting the maximum stay to six months, are a complete reversal of previous government policy, which was intended to protect this category of often exploited and abused workers; notes with concern that the proposals will dramatically increase the power of abusive employers, and will make it impossible in practice for migrant domestic workers to access UK employment law, effectively legalising trafficking and domestic slavery of vulnerable workers; and therefore calls on the Government to retain the domestic worker visa giving the right to change employer, to renew a visa and to apply for settlement after five years.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

860 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Paul Flynn

Gordon Prentice

Alan Simpson

Sian C James

Ann Clwyd

Subjects

Domestic service Visas Migrant workers

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk