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"We also want to be safe" - undocumented migrants facing COVID in a Hostile Environment

Report from The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants shines a spotlight on the devastating impact of Hostile Environment policies during the pandemic. (January 2022)
'We also want to be safe' - Sign our open letter

As the inquiry into the government's handling of COVID gets underway, we are calling for migrants' experience of the pandemic to be included
In-house training with JCWI

As well as our standard courses JCWI offer in-house training - If you have a group of people requiring the same training course we can provide in-house courses either from our training programme or bespoke to your organisation’s needs.
Note for practitioners: Home Office treatment of marriages in Pakistan by Ahmadi Muslims

Our note for practitioners regarding the treatment of marriages in Pakistan by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

'We also want to be safe' - Sign our open letter

As the inquiry into the government's handling of COVID gets underway, we are calling for migrants' experience of the pandemic to be included
Migrant Workers' Rights - Policy Briefing December 2021

Restrictions on the right to work for migrants undermine protections for all workers. Our briefing for MPs, from December 2021, lays out recommendations for how to strengthen labour rights for all workers
To solve labour shortages, we need to level up workers' rights

The UK has too many jobs with low wages, long hours, and little stability. The solution is not panic-issued visas, but to drive up standards, and strengthen all our rights at work.
Myth busting the government's arguments for the 'No Recourse to Public Funds' visa rule

After 10,000 people signed our petition calling for NRPF to be scrapped, the government was obliged to respond. You might think it's impossible to defend a policy that cuts migrants out of the safety net, makes families homeless, traps women with violent partners and leaves children hungry, but the government tried anyway. This is our reply to the myths and flawed arguments the government set out.
No Recourse To Public Funds is a public health risk and causes destitution

Our new research shows the NRPF policy is a public health risk, and increases the risk of destitution amongst migrant families.
Migrants deterred from healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Our new research shows the hostile environment is putting lives at risk, by preventing or deterring migrants from accessing healthcare. February 2021.
Protecting everyone against Covid-19: Our joint letter to the Home Secretary

The hostile environment is costing people their lives in this pandemic - urgent action is needed. Our joint letter to the Home Secretary. 21 January 2021.
Letter to SAGE: Ensure all migrants can access the vaccine

We've written to the government's scientific advisors, urging them to look at how Home Office policies are putting lives in danger in this pandemic. 14 January 2021.
Work It Out posters

Download a Work It Out poster to print and put up in your window, in your local area or on a community notice board.
Work It Out campaign manifesto

Migrant and British workers stood shoulder to shoulder to keep this country going through the pandemic. How can we ensure our rights, and lives, are equally protected, no matter what immigration status we have?

Windrush scandal explained

Who are the Windrush generation? What is the Windrush scandal? Why did the Windrush scandal happen? All your questions answered.
Application fees - applying for a fee waiver

If you're applying for some forms of leave to remain but can't afford the application fee, you may be able to apply for a fee waiver - more details here
Join us and stand with Afghan refugees

Stand with the people of Afghanistan and call for changes so our asylum system is fit to meet this crisis.
We won! Home Office to stop using racist visa algorithm

The Home Office will scrap the racist algorithm it uses to sift visa applications, after we and tech justice organisation Foxglove launched legal action.
Stand with undocumented migrants

The UK's immigration system, and the Hostile Environment, drive people out of legal status and stoke divisions. But it doesn't have to be this way - take action now
The Hostile Environment explained

What is the hostile environment? Who is impacted by the hostile environment? How is the hostile environment connected to the Windrush scandal? All your questions answered.
Don't criminalise refugees - our joint letter to the Home Secretary on the Afghanistan crisis

Over 100 charities and human rights organisations urge the Home Secretary to offer a generous and compassionate welcome to Afghan refugees.
What happens now the EU Settlement Scheme deadline has passed?

What happens now the EU Settlement Scheme deadline has passed?
Are you the primary carer of a British citizen? The EU Settlement Scheme is now open to you

A recent High Court ruling means that people with leave to remain under the Immigration Rules (or eligible for such leave) as the primary carer of a British citizen, may be able to apply for leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Our helplines

You may be able to access advice via our helplines. Find out more about how our helplines work.