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A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
THE care sector would have collapsed long ago without overseas workers, Unison warned today, as government data showed a sharp decline in the granting of health and care worker visas.
Home Office figures show that 27,174 of the visas were granted in 2024 – an 81 per cent decrease compared to 2023.
Unison general secretary Christina McAnea described the drop as “worrying.”
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
