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Care workers make an incredible contribution to our society, taking care of our loved ones in times of need," said UK Home Secretary James Cleverly..
Overseas care workers, including Indians, will be restricted from bringing dependant family members with them to the UK under new visa rules that come into force from this week...
The UK Home Office had announced the plans earlier and on Monday said the new rules follow a disproportionate 1,20,000 dependants accompanying 1,00,000 workers on the care visa route last year..
International care workers make an invaluable contribution caring for our loved ones, but international recruitment and more immigration are not long-term solutions to our social care needs..
The UK government said that there is clear evidence that care workers have been offered visas under false pretences, travelling thousands of miles for jobs that simply dont exist or to be paid far below the minimum wage required for their work, exploiting them while undercutting British workers...
