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Check if you have the right to work in the UK

Lists the situations where you have an automatic right to work in the UK, explains how to check if you could work if you here on certain visas, and links to a webpage on how to prove your right to work. 

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/right-to-work-in-the-uk/check-if-you-have…
Citizens Advice
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Working in the UK - a guide to your rights

Links to an interactive guide on your rights at work in the UK. You can translate the guide into French, Bulgarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish. 

https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/working-uk-guide-your-rights
TUC - Trades Union Congress
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Student work

How to check if you can work during your studies in the UK.

https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Working/Student-work
UKCISA- The UK Council for International Student Affairs
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Work visas

Summarises the different work visas available to migrant workers with links to specific types of visas.

https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
GOV.UK
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Visas and immigration

Contains information about visa requirements and explains how you can make an application inside or outside the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration
GOV.UK
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Seasonal Worker visa (Temporary work)

Information about the routes available to temporary workers who want to come to the United Kingdom to do temporary seasonal work in agriculture and poultry.

https://www.gov.uk/seasonal-worker-visa
GOV.UK
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Skilled worker visa

A Skilled Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer. Explains who is eligible and how long you can stay.

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
GOV.UK
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Youth mobility scheme visa

Information on how to apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country. Includes fees, eligibility, and how to apply.

https://www.gov.uk/youth-mobility
GOV.UK
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Guide to legal remedies for victims of trafficking for labour exploitation

Links to a guide that explains the routes to accessing compensation. It also briefly explains the National Referral Mechanism as well as outlining other remedies, including the prosecution of traffickers and immigration remedies. 

https://labourexploitation.org/publications/flex-guide-to-legal-remedies-for-vic…
FLEX
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What is modern slavery

Explains what modern slavery is and links to a webpage on the different types of modern slavery such as human trafficking, debt bondage, forced labour sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, and more. Plus, links to webpages on fact and figures on modern slavery and how to spot the signs that someone is a modern slave.

https://www.unseenuk.org/about-modern-slavery/
Unseen
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Modern slavery

Summarises the different types of modern slavery including forced labour, criminal exploitation, and where to report it. 

https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/ms/modern-slavery/
Metropolitan Police
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