UK's Skilled Worker Visa Route Leaves Migrants Vulnerable

Britain's Skilled Worker visa route used by overseas professionals to seek employment in the country leaves migrants vulnerable to exploitation by some sponsors, a parliamentary panel warned on Friday.

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The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), responsible for scrutinising government spending, notes that changes to the visa route, popular with Indian workers over the years, by the Home Office failed to properly consider the risks of non-compliance with rules and exploitation of migrant workers.

In its 'Immigration: Skilled worker visas' report tabled this week, PAC said the route being based on a sponsorship model – where a migrant's right to remain in the UK is entirely dependent on their employer – makes migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation.