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SNP MP launches Bill to give asylum-seekers the right to work
Glasgow West MP Carol Monaghan hopes to overturn ban for those waiting on a Home Office decision
Supporters of Amnesty International, Oxfam Scotland and the Scottish Refugee Council in George Square in Glasgow to form a giant human chain to mark World Refugee Day, June 2017
AN SNP MP has launched a Bill in Westminster seeking to give asylum-seekers the right to work.
Glasgow West MP Carol Monaghan is looking to overturn a ban on those coming to Britain from working while they await a Home Office decision.
Those seeking asylum are currently only able to apply for the right to work after they have been waiting for a decision for over a year.
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