To the UK government,

Under the current tied visa system, overseas domestic workers residing in the UK are at risk of being trapped in modern slavery and exploitation.

The Independent Review of the Overseas Domestic Workers Visa commissioned by the UK government in 2015, found that the tied visa is ‘incompatible with the reasonable protection of overseas domestic workers’. Yet, years later, overseas domestic workers in the UK are still subjected to this tied visa system.

If the UK is serious in its efforts to prevent exploitation and end violence against women and girls, it must restore rights for this workforce. I urge you to support the reinstatement of the pre-2012 visa regime to better protect overseas domestic workers from exploitation and modern slavery.