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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Do you speak Tagalog, Bahasa, Visaya, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali or another South Asian or South-East Asian language? Apply to be a Volunteer Interpreter for Kalayaan’s clients! www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
For our other volunteer roles: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Love teaching English? Volunteer as an English teacher (www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...) or English teaching assistant (www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...)
For our other volunteer roles: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Are you friendly and welcoming? Do you like to keep things organised? Apply for our Volunteer Administrative Assistant role to support Kalayaan’s staff members: www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
For our other volunteer roles: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Do you want to help Kalayaan campaign for the rights of domestic workers? Apply for our Volunteer Policy Assistant role and make your mark on our Policy & Campaigns work: www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
For our other volunteer roles: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Are you passionate about community and creativity?
Kalayaan is recruiting Volunteer Community Engagement Assistants to support our work with migrant domestic workers: www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
For our other volunteer roles: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Passionate about human rights? Want to work with lawyers on immigration and human trafficking & modern slavery advice?
We’re recruiting Volunteer Casework Assistants, and we want to hear from you! www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...
For our other volunteer roles: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Aug 29

Do you want to help transform the lives of migrant domestic workers? Kalayaan is recruiting for 6 types of volunteer roles this autumn. If you are passionate about justice and human rights, we want to hear from you: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

Volunteer for Kalayaan | Kalayaan

Kalayaan is a small London based charity which works to provide practical advice and support to, as well as campaign with and for, the rights of migrant domestic workers in the UK.

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Joe Powell MP @joepowell.bsky.social · Jul 31

Last week I met with some incredibly brave migrant domestic workers supported by @kalayaan.org.uk about the need for rights to challenge abuse and prevent exploitation - sadly happening in homes where you would not expect it, including in Kensington & Bayswater. 🧡

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jul 25

Thank you to @joepowell.bsky.social‬ for stopping by and talking to migrant domestic workers today about the need for rights to challenge abuse and prevent exploitation. We look forward to working with your office! 👏

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jul 20

Today our Campaigning Group wrote to @rachelblakemp.bsky.social @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social @georgiagould.bsky.social @joepowell.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social about reforming the Overseas Domestic Worker visa to prevent trafficking & modern slavery. We look forward to their replies!

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 26

Our thanks to Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally & UN colleagues for inviting us to attend today & speak to some of the issues the UK is battling with. It remains a difficult time for those working in the migration field, supporting those who have experienced workplace abuse. Our work continues.. 🇺🇳

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 26

Pleased to be able to speak today at the United Nations HRC59 to the very real issues facing migrant domestic workers in the UK. We’re here to speak following our joint civil society submission with partners The Voice of Domestic Workers, @antislavery.org & @focusonlabour.bsky.social

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 26

Today’s a big day for us! We'll shortly be speaking at the United Nations in Geneva for the Human Rights Council 59th Session, discussing migrant domestic workers & trafficking in persons, following Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally’s report out earlier this year: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/56

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 25

Powerful footage from @itvnews.bsky.social shows exploitation suffered by migrant domestic workers inLondon due to the terms of their visa. Thanks to Ronke Phillips for highlighting scale of injustice & Helena Kennedy for explaining how amendments to Govts Borders Bill would create much neededchange

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Hina Bokhari OBE AM @hinabokharild.bsky.social · Jun 16

It was fantastic to meet you today @zoejardiniere.bsky.social at this event. So important to support @kalayaan.org.uk and their work to protect migrant workers.

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Jun 16

Happy International Domestic Workers Day
to @kalayaan.org.uk @voiceofdws.bsky.social ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19w...

Did Labour FORGET about domestic workers?

YouTube video by Zoe Gardner

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Jun 16

Happy International Domestic Workers Day
to @kalayaan.org.uk @voiceofdws.bsky.social ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19w...

Did Labour FORGET about domestic workers?

YouTube video by Zoe Gardner

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Hina Bokhari OBE AM @hinabokharild.bsky.social · Jun 16

Great to be at House of Lords today for #DomesticWorkersDay. Migrants who enter legally for work often face illegal exploitative employment with no path to identity recognition. Lord German's amendment on right to work is crucial - we need government to show humanity and care.

Lord German with group of event attendees posing in front of a Kalayaan banner in ornate room in House of Lords.

Hina Bokhari and Zoe Gardner smiling in front of Kalayaan banner

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

Julieta: We, domestic workers should not have to wait until our work conditions amount to trafficking or slavery before the Govt takes action. Prevention is key. We ask the Govt to protect all domestic workers & allow us to extend our visa more than 6m
#DomesticWorkIsWork
#RestoreRights
#RatifyC189

Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

Precy: I want to start my story with a demand. Fix the Overseas Domestic Worker visa. Workers like me should be allowed to renew our visa. It’s impossible to find the courage to escape an abusive employer and find a new one in less than 6 months.
#DomesticWorkIsWork
#RestoreRights
#RatifyC189

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

Patience: We are mothers who take care of other people’s children and homes, while we leave ours behind. We need to bond with our own children and our family.
#DomesticWorkIsWork
#RestoreRights
#RatifyC189

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

Analisa: I hope you understand that domestic workers are human beings. The UK Government must ratify ILO Convention 189 and recognise domestic work as decent work. We are not robots. We are not slaves.
#DomesticWorkIsWork
#RestoreRights
#RatifyC189

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

Dolores: I want people to understand. Domestic workers are not disposable. We are mothers, women, survivors. We deserve systems that protect us, not trap us.
#DomesticWorkIsWork
#RestoreRights
#RatifyC189

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

Lord Mike German opens our event this afternoon discussing the upcoming Borders Bill and the crucial opportunities for legislative reform to prevent worker exploitation. We need compassion and humanity for this workforce and all migrants in the UK.
#DomesticWorkIsWork
#RestoreRights
#RatifyC189

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Focus on Labour Exploitation @focusonlabour.bsky.social · Jun 16

This International Domestic Workers Day, we're standing in solidarity with domestic workers fighting for their rights.

In our joint piece with ATLEU, we call on the government to allow victims of exploitation to leave their employers safely.

labourexploitation.org/news/interna...

International Domestic Workers Day 2025: Work needs to pay for domestic workers – FLEX

Domestic work is widely recognised as a sector with a ‘high risk’ of exploitation. The fact that these workers are behind ‘closed doors’ places them particularly at…

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · Jun 16

A must read from Marissa Begonia, leader and advocate at The Voice of Domestic Workers. This #InternationalDomesticWorkersDay we don't want to hear empty words or praise. We want change. We want Labour to stick to its promise to fix the visa and guarantee safety for all migrant domestic workers.

Big Issue @bigissue.com · Jun 16

Domestic workers in the UK face exploitation under restrictive visa rules. Marissa Begonia calls for urgent reform to protect their rights.

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights

www.bigissue.com

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