Undocumented migrants face exploitation within fast fashion industry Throughout the course of Covid-19, one industry facing renewed scrutiny is fast-fashion. This is not its first time under an unforgiving spotlight. Fast fashion is largely...
Asylum Support Contracts Examined in Two New Reports On Friday 3 July, Asylum Matters alongside Refugee Action and 40 other refugee support organisations released a report examining the failures of the asylum accommodation and support system. ...
Citizenship rights to be granted to up to three million Hong Kong nationals After making several illusions to the decision, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered Hong Kong nationals the chance to settle in the UK and apply for British...
Housing reform needed to protect asylum seekers Frontline activists and workers in the asylum-seeking community have spoken out about the “toxic environment” thousands of asylum seekers are experiencing in hotels across the UK as COVID-19 continues...
Black Trans Lives Matter marches take place across the world The lives of transgender individuals are under threat: in the UK alone, hate crimes against trans and non-binary people increased in 2019 by 37% according to Home Office statistics, a...
Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked from the shadow cabinet for sharing an ‘antisemitic conspiracy theory’ on Twitter Staunch left Labour MP and Greater Manchester representative, Rebecca Long-Bailey, was booted from Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow...
The climate crisis is displacing more people, yet they fail to meet the criteria of a refugee The coronavirus pandemic appears to have taken centre stage in world politics for the time being, but that does not deny the fact that the climate...
Kent County Council Revealed it Faces ‘Critical Situation’ Over Number of Child Migrants Arriving It has been revealed that around 19 unaccompanied child migrants who are seeking asylum in the UK are to be transferred to other councils...
Data suggests COVID-19 has had an impact on Britons’ attitude toward immigration New research suggests Britons have changed their tune as their attitude towards immigration has shifted since the country went into lockdown due to...
Home Secretary Announces Windrush Cross-Government Working Group On Windrush Day 2020, the 72nd anniversary of the day the SS Empire Windrush brought the first post-war Caribbean migrants to the UK, the Home Secretary has announced the creation of a...
