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Exploitation Fears as Migrant Care Workers Charged Thousands in Recruitment Fees
Carer workers recruited from overseas are being illegally charged thousands of pounds and driven to work in exploitative conditions to pay their debts, according to an investigation. The investigation by The Observer reveals that care workers from the Philippines, India, Africa and elsewhere abroad are finding themselves trapped into modern slavery known as ‘debt bondage’ by agents who withhold money
from their wages, withhold their passports and even resident permits until the fees are repaid. It is illegal for recruitment agencies to charge job candidates a fee for trying to find them work, however, the investigation has revealed that migrant care workers being paid £10 an hour jobs are being charged fees ranging from between £3,000 to £18,000.
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