Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026“Have a heart and care for those who care for you.” Earlier this month we supported a meeting between Social care workers & the Scottish Government. They came to Scotland to do essential work but when the Home Office revoked their employers’ license to sponsor workers,many were left “displaced" 100
Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026On 7 April the new Fair Work Agency launches. Tomorrow, with @melaniesimms.bsky.social, Prof. Ruth Dukes & Dr Eleanor Kirk @glasgow.ac.uk, we’re bringing together key voices to explore what this shift in labour market enforcement means for workers in Scotland. (image:Zdravka Boudinova-Zdravolina) 113
Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025It was good to hear The First minister mention Worker Support Centre in his response to @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social on seasonal farm worker housing conditions yesterday at FMQs, but workers need urgent action to ensure standards are in place BEFORE the May elections & the 2026 picking season. 030
Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Welcoming Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney MSP, to our office on Friday We shared our 5 Step Exploitation Prevention Model and shared footage of squalid housing many workers in his constituency live in, paying high rents. Full post on our website! workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/15/w... 033
Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Yesterday we opened our new office at WASPS Creative Exchange in Perth! (come & visit!) This involved building furniture, rehoming beautiful plants, setting up kebab, music & seats & having a lovely AGM and party. Heres a wee glimpse from our mini staff & Trustees photo shoot in the new office. 010
Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Tied-accommodation for seasonal agricultural workers was discussed in the Scottish Parliament today with the Housing Minister acknowledging the gap in oversight. Urgent action is now essential to close this loophole. @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social here has consistently raised this issue. 020
Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Findings from our meeting with workers ➡️ UK seasonal agricultural work is hard & made harder if workers are not treated with fairness and respect, are un-represented & feel disposable. Solutions? 🤝 Workplace representation ✅ Enforce labour standards ⚖️ Ensure workers have dismissal rights 001