Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 July 2019. It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.
Migrant Workers: Domestic Service
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure that overseas domestic workers are informed of their rights as workers in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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The Immigration Rules governing the Overseas Domestic Worker (ODW) visa are designed to ensure that the worker will not be subject to exploitative working conditions in the UK. ODWs are provided with a bespoke leaflet informing them of their employment rights when they lodge their visa application, before they enter the UK.
The Government is currently running a procurement exercise to identify a provider of the information sessions for Overseas Domestic Workers. The results of this tendering exercise will be released in due course.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 275676
- Session
- 2017-19
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Conditions of employment Domestic service Migrant workers
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