英国内政部本周四起实施新的移民政策调整，被正式认定为现代奴役受害者的工人获得了签证限制的重大缓解1。根据新规，这些受害者在获得正式确认后，可以为任何雇主工作至签证有效期结束，而不再被限制只能为原赞助雇主服务1。该政策主要针对护理工人、厨师等易受剥削的技术工人，旨在防止不诚实的雇主利用其脆弱的移民身份进行劳动剥削1。
这一政策调整反映了英国对技术工人签证管理的更广泛改革。过去一年间，超过4400个雇主赞助许可被撤销，同比增长140%1。去年共发放111000份技术工人签证，相比2023年峰值下跌76%1。此外，英国将自2025年7月起停止批准新的护理工人签证海外申请1。救世军副主任表示，"允许幸存者为另一赞助商工作是帮助他们安全且有尊严地重建生活的关键方式"1。不过，工作权利中心首席执行官也警告称，这些变化的实际影响"取决于现代奴役框架的可获得程度"1。
The UK Home Office has announced a policy change allowing workers formally identified as victims of modern slavery to work for any employer until their visa expires, rather than remaining tied to their original sponsor.1 The shift, effective from this week, aims to protect vulnerable migrant workers in sectors such as care and hospitality from exploitation by unscrupulous employers who leverage precarious immigration status.1
The policy comes as the government intensifies scrutiny of employer sponsorship practices. Over the past year, more than 4,400 employer sponsor licenses have been revoked, representing a 140 percent increase compared to the previous period.1 Meanwhile, the issuance of skilled worker visas has fallen sharply to 111,000 last year, down 76 percent from the 2023 peak.1 In a related measure, new overseas applications for care worker visas will no longer be approved from July 2025.1
Officials and advocacy groups have differing assessments of the reform's potential impact. The Salvation Army's deputy director stated that "allowing survivors to work for another sponsor is a key way to help them safely and with dignity rebuild their lives."1 However, the chief executive of the Centre for Workers' Rights cautioned that the policy's effectiveness "depends on the accessibility of the modern slavery framework."1
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