Migrant workers in Britain have long faced some of the toughest conditions in the workforce, and recent research from the Resolution Foundation confirms it – one in six foreign-born workers are stuck in insecure jobs. But instead of tackling that problem head-on, Keir Starmer’s Labour government appears to be looking the other way.
This week, in what was billed as a major announcement on immigration policy, the government unveiled its white paper. But for migrant workers already here and struggling, the message was clear: you’re not part of the “working people” Labour claims to fight for.
