UK, Yet Again The Central Hub for Modern Slavery

A hundred years ago, Britain had a very rich slave trade. Today, many western countries have a very rich slave trade. The only difference was that Governments and Institutions were way more honest than they are today. Everyone knows everyone wants a one-up from the other, including countries, and on a molecular level, this is also true.

UK today has become a central hub for modern slavery, according to critics, as a report by the Human Rights Watch reveals that new amendments on immigrant working Visas restrict them to only one employer, who subject them to physical and psychological abuse. Domestic workers, from Asia, Morocco and other countries, are “tied down” to their employers alone, who could confiscate their personal belongings and information, trap them inside houses and have them work abusive schedules without proper nourishment.

The research showed how immigrant domestic workers were treated in a “slave like” manner. Most interviewees described that they were threatened deportation if they set foot outside the house unaccompanied or if anybody else knew about their predicament. Some of them were physically and sexually harassed by their employers. Others said that their pay had been withheld by their employers, and sometimes they do not receive their payment at all.

UK immigration laws, which push many immigrants to “carry their own weight,” was pushed by the UK Home Office to ensure that “each citizen of the United Kingdom plays their part.”