Experts warn that some migrants struggling with digital systems could turn to informal arrangements, leaving them vulnerable to abuse
A detainee inside Brook House Immigration Removal Centre gestures as demonstrators protest against a planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, at Gatwick Airport near Crawley, Britain, June 12 2022. Picture: TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS
“He was not eating properly and getting food out of bins to maintain the data package on his phone,” said Thomas, of the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit , a charity providing legal support for slavery victims. The home office said it aimed to phase out physical documents by 2024, and that the “vast majority” of migrants had access to digital devices.
For many refugees and trafficking survivors, data is simply a luxury while they rebuild their lives in a country grappling with soaring food and energy bills, in a cost-of-living crisis triggered by the Ukraine war and Covid-19. Modern slavery victims have at least 45 days to transition to independent living after the government verifies their claim.
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