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Issue 33 // 13th October 2025
Ten years on, the UK’s Modern Slavery Act remains a landmark law that raised awareness but failed to meaningfully reduce exploitation, revealing deep tensions between labour rights, immigration policy, and genuine corporate accountability. Read more of the article
Issue 33 // 13th October 2025
Migrant workers are vital to the UK economy, but since Brexit, the government’s restrictive employer-sponsored visa system has enabled widespread exploitation, deepened worker vulnerability, and undermined progressive labour reform. Read more of the article
Issue 33 // 13th October 2025
The modern slavery agenda has shifted from protecting workers’ rights to serving political and corporate interests through surveillance, border control, and spectacle, while ignoring the structural causes of exploitation. Read more of the article
Issue 33 // 13th October 2025
Ending modern slavery requires seeing survivors as people first and embedding their lived experience, dignity, and leadership into laws, workplaces, and business practices. Read more of the article
Issue 32 // 30th July 2025
Oci Stott shows that to drive meaningful climate action in schools, we must embed sustainability across whole-school communities, ensure continuity beyond individual champions, and align environmental care with personal motivation and future green career opportunities. Read more of the article
Issue 31 // 15th April 2025
A just and sustainable labour (im)migration policy must eliminate employer-tied permits and replace them with rights-based, government-led systems that ensure freedom, permanent status access, and protection for all migrant workers. Read more of the article
Issue 31 // 15th April 2025
Companies hire temporary foreign workers for reliability and productivity, but employer-specific work permits create power imbalances that enable mistreatment—an issue best addressed by granting open work permits to protect workers’ rights and mobility Read more of the article
Issue 31 // 15th April 2025
Canada’s closed work permits make migrant workers vulnerable. Quebec employers rely on them, but real reform is needed beyond permit changes. Read more of the article
Issue 31 // 15th April 2025
Canada’s shift toward temporary migration prioritises economic needs over rights, prompting unions to push for fairer, more inclusive policies. Read more of the article
Issue 31 // 15th April 2025
Canada's immigration system, particularly for high-wage foreign workers, plays a crucial role in addressing labour shortages, driving innovation, and contributing to economic growth while fostering diversity and ensuring worker protections. Read more of the article
