Klara Skrivankova
@klaraskri.bsky.social
Director of Grants at Trust for London, trustee @ ACF, PIN UK and Hibiscus. I share my own views mainly on human rights, economic justice and London.
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"Unscrupulous employers can use the threat of removal to a care worker’s home country to victimise migrant workers who whistleblow or complain about their treatment."
New @workrights.bsky.social blog on the need for reform of the work sponsorship system: www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
New @workrights.bsky.social blog on the need for reform of the work sponsorship system: www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
MPs agree that work sponsorship system needs reform in key Westminster debate | Work Rights Centre
www.workrightscentre.org
January 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Unscrupulous employers can use the threat of removal to a care worker’s home country to victimise migrant workers who whistleblow or complain about their treatment."
New @workrights.bsky.social blog on the need for reform of the work sponsorship system: www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
New @workrights.bsky.social blog on the need for reform of the work sponsorship system: www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
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As the Employment Rights Bill proceeds through the Parliamentary process, it is crucial to recognise that we need better protections for migrant workers, many of whom are trapped in exploitative positions due to restrictive visa routes and extortionate costs.
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Protests by fruit pickers and farmers put spotlight on price of cheap food in UK
In two actions, migrant workers claim exploitation while farmers demonstrate against inheritance tax plan
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As the Employment Rights Bill proceeds through the Parliamentary process, it is crucial to recognise that we need better protections for migrant workers, many of whom are trapped in exploitative positions due to restrictive visa routes and extortionate costs.
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
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If I see Bob Jenrick outside the Old Bailey filming little promo videos asking ‘how on earth did we end up in this situation?’ about the court backlog then please know I’m crashing his video with the answer:
You lot were in power for 14 years, Bob. Your party were at the wheel.
You lot were in power for 14 years, Bob. Your party were at the wheel.
January 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If I see Bob Jenrick outside the Old Bailey filming little promo videos asking ‘how on earth did we end up in this situation?’ about the court backlog then please know I’m crashing his video with the answer:
You lot were in power for 14 years, Bob. Your party were at the wheel.
You lot were in power for 14 years, Bob. Your party were at the wheel.
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Reposted by Klara Skrivankova
12/ Medical Justice, Fundraising Lead (26 Jan): medicaljustice.org.uk/vacancy-fund...
13/ The Employment Legal Advice Network is searching for a new consultant director (15 Jan): bit.ly/3DpXVd3
13/ The Employment Legal Advice Network is searching for a new consultant director (15 Jan): bit.ly/3DpXVd3
Call for Expression of Interest: Employment Legal Advice Network (ELAN) – consultant director
We tackle poverty and inequality in London
bit.ly
December 20, 2024 at 1:34 PM
12/ Medical Justice, Fundraising Lead (26 Jan): medicaljustice.org.uk/vacancy-fund...
13/ The Employment Legal Advice Network is searching for a new consultant director (15 Jan): bit.ly/3DpXVd3
13/ The Employment Legal Advice Network is searching for a new consultant director (15 Jan): bit.ly/3DpXVd3
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In 1938, the year of Kristallnacht, Henry Ford, automotive innovator, received the 'Grand Cross of the German Eagle' from the Nazi regime
December 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
In 1938, the year of Kristallnacht, Henry Ford, automotive innovator, received the 'Grand Cross of the German Eagle' from the Nazi regime
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Und offenbar kennt er dabei überhaupt keine Grenzen von Anstand und Würde
December 20, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Und offenbar kennt er dabei überhaupt keine Grenzen von Anstand und Würde
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Today, 17 December, is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Today my Daily Brief looks at abuses in the billion-dollar industry of adult webcam streaming:
📰 English: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
📰 Français: www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024...
📰 Deutsch: www.hrw.org/de/news/2024...
🔊 Listen: www.hrw.org/video-photos...
📰 English: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
📰 Français: www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024...
📰 Deutsch: www.hrw.org/de/news/2024...
🔊 Listen: www.hrw.org/video-photos...
Webcam Workers’ Rights: Daily Brief
When you read about factory workers overseas being mistreated, you know solutions exist to help improve their situation. The same applies to addressing abuses against sex workers in webcam studios aro...
www.hrw.org
December 17, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Today, 17 December, is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
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A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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Meet the “sickfluencers”: disabled people turn to TikTok for help accessing disability benefits - and the media says they’re scroungers gaming the system.
My col. on Fraser Nelson’s stitch up job, and the paranoia those with the least might get an advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Fraser Nelson’s stitch up job, and the paranoia those with the least might get an advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Meet the ‘sickfluencers’ of TikTok – and don’t be fooled by the outrage obscuring the real scandal | Frances Ryan
That desperate people have to look online for help accessing disability and sickness benefits is what should truly upset us, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Meet the “sickfluencers”: disabled people turn to TikTok for help accessing disability benefits - and the media says they’re scroungers gaming the system.
My col. on Fraser Nelson’s stitch up job, and the paranoia those with the least might get an advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Fraser Nelson’s stitch up job, and the paranoia those with the least might get an advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trans Learning Partnership's new report is the first major research project to look at the experiences of - and be led by - trans people of colour in the UK.
It explores the issues & structural barriers affecting this community
Read it here: t.co/kqIG2UpgLx
Funded by @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social
It explores the issues & structural barriers affecting this community
Read it here: t.co/kqIG2UpgLx
Funded by @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social
https://www.the-tlp.org.uk/esmee-fairbairn-levelling-the-field/
t.co
December 4, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Trans Learning Partnership's new report is the first major research project to look at the experiences of - and be led by - trans people of colour in the UK.
It explores the issues & structural barriers affecting this community
Read it here: t.co/kqIG2UpgLx
Funded by @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social
It explores the issues & structural barriers affecting this community
Read it here: t.co/kqIG2UpgLx
Funded by @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social
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"NRPF denies essential support to hardworking people who not only contribute through their employment & taxes but are often the backbone of sectors that keep our nation running smoothly"
Philippa Stroud in Conservative Home on our new NRPF research: conservativehome.com/2024/11/21/p...
Philippa Stroud in Conservative Home on our new NRPF research: conservativehome.com/2024/11/21/p...
Philippa Stroud: We should give migrant workers the same access to public funds as everyone else | Conservative Home
Migrants working legally in the UK, often in roles listed on the Government's shortage of occupation list, face a precarious existence; even minor crises can drive them into poverty.
conservativehome.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM
"NRPF denies essential support to hardworking people who not only contribute through their employment & taxes but are often the backbone of sectors that keep our nation running smoothly"
Philippa Stroud in Conservative Home on our new NRPF research: conservativehome.com/2024/11/21/p...
Philippa Stroud in Conservative Home on our new NRPF research: conservativehome.com/2024/11/21/p...
@tamarynnelson.bsky.social hey there!
November 23, 2024 at 8:51 PM
@tamarynnelson.bsky.social hey there!
Like learning about troubled histories by reading crime novels? Here is one for you 👇
My fiction review in the Yorkshire Times - 'Some Service to the State' by Aidan McQuade @themcquade.bsky.social
www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Peac...
www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Peac...
Peace And Desolation: <i>Some Service To The State</i> By Aidan McQuade
It takes skill and an open mind to steer an even-handed course through the minefield of recent Irish history.
www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Like learning about troubled histories by reading crime novels? Here is one for you 👇
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Time for a romp through the history of ECHR-scepticism in Britain.
A 40-part thread…… /1
A 40-part thread…… /1
November 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Time for a romp through the history of ECHR-scepticism in Britain.
A 40-part thread…… /1
A 40-part thread…… /1
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New report by London Funders on social welfare advice funding in London.
@trustforlondon.bsky.social has distributed £11.5m for social welfare advice since '20. But we can't sustain it & there are huge gaps that should - but won't - be filled by state funding.
londonfunders.org.uk/resources-pu...
@trustforlondon.bsky.social has distributed £11.5m for social welfare advice since '20. But we can't sustain it & there are huge gaps that should - but won't - be filled by state funding.
londonfunders.org.uk/resources-pu...
Mapping Funding for Social Welfare Advice in London | London Funders
Social welfare advice plays a critical role in creating a just, safe and healthy London. Each year thousands of Londoners are supported to address a range of financial, social and legal issues, often ...
londonfunders.org.uk
November 15, 2024 at 2:10 PM
New report by London Funders on social welfare advice funding in London.
@trustforlondon.bsky.social has distributed £11.5m for social welfare advice since '20. But we can't sustain it & there are huge gaps that should - but won't - be filled by state funding.
londonfunders.org.uk/resources-pu...
@trustforlondon.bsky.social has distributed £11.5m for social welfare advice since '20. But we can't sustain it & there are huge gaps that should - but won't - be filled by state funding.
londonfunders.org.uk/resources-pu...