Safeguarding workers on temporary migration programmes: study
This study "An Immigration Option For Scotland? " considers the risks of exploitation to workers on temporary migration programmes. It looks at options for the Scottish Government to respond to these risks including reviewing the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers established in Canada.
Acronyms
ADDPD - Association for the Rights of Household Workers (English version)
ARHW - Association for the Rights of Household Workers
BC - British Columbia
CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CIMM - Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
COVID - Coronavirus Disease
CPS - Crown Prosecution Service
ESDC - Employment and Social Development Canada
FLEX - Focus on Labour Exploitation
HC Deb - House of Commons Debates
HUMA - Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
IASC - Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
ICIBI - Independent Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration
IMP - International Mobility Program
IRCC - Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada
IRPR - Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
LMIA - Labour Market Impact Assessment
MAC - Migration Advisory Committee
MEPV - Migrant Exploitation Protection Work visa
MWC - Migrant Workers’ Centre British Columbia
MWSN - Migrant Worker Support Network
NGO - Non-governmental organisation
NRM - National Referral Mechanism
NZ - New Zealand
ODW - Overseas domestic worker
ODWV - Overseas Domestic Worker visa
OWPVW - Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers
QC - Queen's Counsel
RAMA - Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture
RATTMAQ - Assistance Networks for Migrant Agricultural Workers in Quebec
SAWP - Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
SAWS - Seasonal Agricultural Worker’s Scheme
SOR - Statutory Orders and Regulations
SWV - Seasonal Worker visa
TFWP - Temporary Foreign Worker Program
UK - United Kingdom
UN - United Nations
UN DESA - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division
Contact
Email: Migration@gov.scot
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