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THE government has “repeatedly ignored warnings” that its hostile environment policies are making migrants vulnerable to Covid-19, a charity said today.
Medical and migrant rights groups renewed calls for the government to ban immigration policies from the health system, following repeated warnings that they are leaving migrants unable or unwilling to seek help.
The calls came in response to a report by public health charity Medact which found that 57 per cent of case workers said that migrants were not accessing healthcare for fear of being charged, sharing personal data or through other migrant-enforcement concerns.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
