Working Lives Research Institute
The final report of the Migrant Domestic Workers Employment Rights project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, was published in January 2012. ‘Turning a Blind Eye: The British state and migrant domestic workers' employment rights’ by WLRI’s Nick Clark and Leena Kumarappan was the result of an investigation into Migrant Domestic Workers’ (MDWs) employment conditions and the enforcement of their employment rights. The researchers used Subject Access Requests to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to gather written terms and conditions of employment lodged by employers applying for or renewing workers' visas, interviews with domestic workers and a survey of migrant domestic workers’ pay and conditions (conducted by Unite the Union).
The project summary, key findings, conclusions and the full report can all be found online here.