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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Licences granted to nearly 200 UK care providers despite labour law violations

A female nurse consoles a senior patient at home
Many nurses and carers have travelled to Britain for work only to experience exploitation and poor working conditions. Photograph: MartinPrescott/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Nearly 200 care providers have been given government licences to bring foreign nurses to the UK despite having previously violated labour laws, according to a study that highlights widespread employment problems in the social care sector.

The report by the Work Rights Centre shows 177 companies in England have been given licences to sponsor carers, even while publicly available information shows them to have violated workers’ protections in the past.

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