UK must 'look at Chinese visa issue' – Airline boss
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15:34 02/10/2013
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of International Airlines Group, has said that the UK's visa regime is damaging trade and tourism with China. Mr Walsh told The Guardian newspaper 'The government...
Migrant workers 'treated like slaves' in Qatar
14:02 02/10/2013
A report into the conditions of migrant workers helping Qatar prepare for the football World Cup in 2022 has found that they are being treated like slaves. Some have had their passports taken away by...
Legal US immigrants barred from work by E-Verify
14:16 07/08/2013
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the US who have valid work visas could be prevented from taking up employment due to a faulty government database. The E-Verify system is a web-based database...
Greek border guards accused of human rights breach
18:06 12/12/2012
Human rights campaigners have alleged that Greek border guards have been using illegal tactics to keep refugees out of Greece. Greece has long been the main point of entry for illegal immigrants into...
Conservative MP says UK migration target 'too blunt'
15:34 10/10/2012
Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Conservative Party's MP for Stratford-on-Avon, has said that the UK's coalition government must be careful to avoid damaging the economy by focussing too rigidly on the number...
UK's National Union of Students calls for end to police registration
18:29 04/10/2012
The National Union of Students has called for an end to the requirement for students to register with police before they begin their courses. It is the start of the academic year in the UK and the...
