Overseas students have vanished from courses and then been found working in exploitative conditions

Universities have been urged to be on high alert for human trafficking after suspected victims brought to Britain on student visas vanished from their courses and were found working in exploitative conditions hundreds of miles away.

In a recent case, Indian students at Greenwich, Chester and Teesside universities stopped attending lectures shortly after arriving in the UK, according to a report by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) seen by the Observer.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Matt Hancock says leaking of WhatsApp messages a ‘massive betrayal’ as he apologises to colleagues – UK politics live

Messages from his time as health secretary during the pandemic were leaked…

UK minister: Brexit checks ‘price you pay for being a sovereign state again’

Andrea Leadsom says businesses experiencing ‘some friction’ should ‘adapt’ to changes in…

Feta is Greek, rules EU court as Denmark told to stop use of name

Ruling targeting Danish firms that have exported white cheese labelled as ‘feta’…