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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/10/2026

The message this week is clear. The UK needs to have a reliable & responsive system for slavery survivors to enter the NRM & access protection. No survivor should be turned away because of a lack of capacity. Deputy London Mayor Debbie Weekes-Bernard agrees this needs to change. #AntiSlaveryDay

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 15/10/2026

Today, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner explains why resourcing the First Responder network is essential. The framework exists. The capacity doesn’t. It’s time to act. We need organisations to be able to apply for the role of a First Responder. #AntiSlaveryDay #NoSurvivorTurnedAway

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 14/10/2026

The West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network identifies survivors and prepares referrals to the National Referral Mechanism. But they can't make NRM referrals or provide the same safeguarding response they would like to. Across the UK survivors are struggling to access the NRM. It's time for change.

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 13/10/2026

📢 Kalayaan is recruiting a Volunteer Casework Assistant to join our team of lawyers If you want to get experience working for a legal charity, we want to hear from you! Details of the role and how to apply are here: www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u... Deadline: 9 November 2026

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 13/10/2026

The NRM should be there for everyone who needs it. When someone is already vulnerable, being unable to access protection can leave them at risk of being exploited or trafficked again. We need more organisations able to act as First Responders — and we need them to have the resources to do it.

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 12/10/2026

The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is supposed to provide protection to people who have experienced trafficking and exploitation. But what happens when someone can't access the system designed to help them? They are left at risk of harm, including being re-trafficked. It's time for change.

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 06/10/2026

It’s time to fix the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa 📣 Thousands of migrant domestic workers are being exploited. It’s time for a visa system that protects them and upholds their rights. Find out more about migrant domestic workers' demands: www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaigns-2/...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 30/09/2026

➡️ Here at Kalayaan, we’re one of only nine Non-Statutory First Responder Organisations so we can refer a suspected survivor into the NRM. But the number of survivors in need of safeguarding far exceeds the help that’s available: www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaigns-2/...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 22/09/2026

We're calling on the UK Government to finally ratify International Labour Organization Convention 189 🪧 We join migrant domestic workers and demand the UK Government recognise that domestic work is work! Find out more: www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaigns-2/...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/09/2026

The modern slavery system is harmful by design. ➡️ Barriers to referral are preventing survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking from getting the support they need and leaving them at risk of re-trafficking. Find out more: www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaigns-2/...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 25/08/2026

We join over 70 organisations in rejecting the Government's harmful guide for. Together, we're calling for a new resource in consultation with specialist services focused on victim-survivors. Read the letter here: lawrs.org.uk/blog/2026/08... #NotInOurName

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 12/08/2026

📣 The UK's exploitative Overseas Domestic Worker visa regime traps migrants in a system that enabled modern slavery behind closed doors But it doesn't have to be this way. Migrant domestic workers are leading the call for change. Read our report to find out more: www.kalayaan.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 04/08/2026

Our community campaigning group of migrant domestic workers are leading the way and pushing for change ✊ Change happens because communities organise, because people speak out, and because survivors and those with lived experience refuse to be silent ✊

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 15/07/2026

Don't forget to sign our pledge and recognise that Domestic Work is Work! 🪧 In the UK, domestic workers are not granted the same rights and protections as other types of work. We want that to change. ✊️ Sign the pledge and support migrant domestic workers: tinyurl.com/2zhwpj49

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 08/07/2026

We're hiring an Operations and Administrations Manager (permanent) to join our small but impactful team. This role is essential to Kalayaan’s team and to our ability to transform the lives of our clients. Find out more and apply 🕛️ Deadline midnight 2 August 2026: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 07/07/2026

Sign our pledge 🪧 Recognise that Domestic Work is Work and send a message to the Government! In the UK, domestic workers are not granted the same rights and protections as other types of work. We want that to change. ✊️ Sign the pledge and support migrant domestic workers: tinyurl.com/2zhwpj49

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 02/07/2026

The Immigration and Asylum Bill published this week will significantly weaken the UK’s response to trafficking and modern slavery. Read our joint statement which urges parliamentarians to change course, abandon these harmful changes and protect survivors: www.kalayaan.org.uk/uncategorize...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 17/06/2026

🏛️⚖️ Today, we held a drop-in event in Parliament to discuss the improvements needed to the Overseas Domestic Worker (ODW) visa. We want to thank Tulip Siddiq MP for hosting our event, her incredible team for their support and to all the MPs who came along and listened to domestic workers.

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/06/2026

It's International Domestic Workers Day 🔊 To mark IDWD2026, we're launching our Domestic Work is Work campaign! We join migrant domestic workers and call on the UK Government to finally ratify @ilo.org Convention 189 and recognise that domestic work is real work! #internationaldomesticworkersday

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 11/06/2026

Go Team Kalayaan!🚶🏅 Our team completed 10km at the London Legal Walk yesterday to raise vital funds for free frontline legal services. There's still time to donate: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/kalayaan-... Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! 💗

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 02/06/2026

In 2012, the then-Government changed the Overseas Domestic Worker visa and removed vital protections for migrant domestic workers. We’re standing alongside migrant domestic workers to demand a visa that protects them ✊️ www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaign-pos...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 26/05/2026

❓️ How do we share migrant domestic workers and survivors' stories in affirming ways? ✊️ At our last community workshop, we came together to harness our community's voice and shared experiences of injustice through art of collage! Check out some of the fantastic collages our community created.

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 25/05/2026

➡️ After being referred to the NRM by Kalayaan, Evelyn was able to re-start her life in the UK in 2019 and now campaigns for the rights of other migrant domestic workers. Check out our zine to read Evelyn's story and the stories of her fellow campaigners: online.flippingbook.com/view/7610043...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 20/05/2026

In 1987, we were founded by migrant domestic workers for migrant domestic workers. Our team at Kalayaan and our Campaigning Group are following in the footsteps of the campaigners of the 1980s-90s to demand justice for migrant domestic workers. www.kalayaan.org.uk/about-us/our...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 12/05/2026

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and this year's theme is Action 🪧 Responding to our collective #MentalHealth means identifying and tackling root causes that exacerbate or fuel mental health conditions. @mind.org.uk @nsunnews.bsky.social

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 07/05/2026

🚶On 9th June, our team will be taking part in a 10k at the London Legal Walk to raise vital funds for free frontline legal services. We deeply appreciate any generous support you are able to give to sponsor our team at this time: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/kalayaan-...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 04/05/2026

Our Campaigning Group are working hard to bring about change for their community. By sharing their stories, they told us they hope it brings about change. 🪧 Their "We, Domestic Workers" zine sets out their goals for migrant domestic workers. Read more: www.kalayaan.org.uk/uncategorize... #MayDay

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 01/05/2026

📣 Say it loud and say it clear: Domestic Work is Work! To mark International Workers' Day 2026, we stand alongside migrant domestic workers to call on the UK Government to recognise that domestic work is work and ratify ILO Convention 189. #IWW2026 #InternationalWorkersDay #DomesticWorkIsWork

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 23/04/2026

It's time for rights for migrant domestic workers! 🪧 On Monday 20th April, we joined our friends at Voice of Domestic Workers outside Parliament to call for overhaul of the current Overseas Domestic Worker visa and implement one that reinstates migrant domestic workers' rights! #DomesticWorkers

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 21/04/2026

📣To mark the 14-year anniversary since the Government stripped migrant domestic workers of their essential rights, we stood proudly outside Parliament to demand rights, protection and justice. 🪧 Join our call for the Government to overhaul the current visa and implement one that reinstates rights!

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 08/04/2026

For 14 years, the UK’s restrictive Overseas Domestic Worker (ODW) visa regime has trapped migrants in a system that enables modern slavery behind closed doors. We’re standing alongside migrant domestic workers to demand a visa that protects them 👇️

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 06/04/2026

📣It's time for a Domestic Worker Visa that protects workers! On the anniversary of the changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa, we're calling on the Government to overhaul the current visa and implement one that reinstates migrant domestic workers' rights. 👉Read our research: buff.ly/fPKM4ER

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 04/04/2026

We support Domestic Worker Rights ✊ Do you? On Monday 6th April, it's the 14-year anniversary of the changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa. That's 14 years since the UK Government stripped migrant domestic workers of their labour rights. Read our research: buff.ly/fPKM4ER

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 08/03/2026

Today we marked International Women’s Day with our event Surviving to Thriving, standing in solidarity with migrant domestic workers & speaking out against violence against women. We reflected on our shared lived experiences, and our resilience as a community & vowed to keep fighting for all women

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 27/02/2026

Congrats to The Voice of Domestic Workers on their event last night. We heard excellent & urgent conversations from workers, Simon Israel @hinabokharild.bsky.social Alison Spencer-Scragg of @unitetheunion.bsky.social & a solidarity message from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Time to fix ODW visa now 💪

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 05/12/2025

A huge thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for tabling & helping pass the London Assembly motion calling for more rights for migrant domestic workers to help them avoid exploitation! Thanks also to the other members for voting in support! Read the motion here: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 23/10/2025

Last week our community came together to mark #AntiSlaveryDay. We served coffee, croissants & community cheer & heard from workers speaking about their artwork created around freedom hope & courage. Thanks to friends allies the Natasha Project & special guest @hinabokharid.bsky.social for joining us

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/10/2025

Very proud of Joy* a long-standing member of Kalayaan's campaign group, winning the Human Trafficking Foundation Award for Best Opinion Piece on Modern Slavery in parliament earlier this week. Read Joy's story here: metro.co.uk/2025/04/07/t... #AntiSlaveryDay #ModernSlavery #SurvivorLeadership

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 25/07/2025

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 · 20/07/2025

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 · 26/06/2025

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 · 26/06/2025

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 · 26/06/2025

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 · 25/06/2025

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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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/06/2025

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

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/06/2025

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 · 16/06/2025

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 · 16/06/2025

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 · 16/06/2025

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 · 16/06/2025

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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