British trade unions have cautiously welcomed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's decision to water down controversial plans that would have forced foreign care workers to wait fifteen years for permanent settlement. Under the revised policy announced in the Commons, foreign workers meeting visa conditions and earning at least twenty-five thousand pounds a year will now face a five-year wait instead. Unison general secretary Andrea Egan expressed relief that the government listened, calling the original proposals morally bankrupt and a threat to public services. However, she emphasized that it is time to stop demonizing migrant workers and start celebrating their contribution, while warning that care workers must not be unfairly penalized for employment disruptions caused by rogue sponsors. Unison continues to campaign for a sector-wide visa to end systems tying workers to a single employer. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham also hailed the announcement as a victory, though she highlighted ongoing double standards in the immigration system. She questioned why NHS doctors must wait five years for settlement while finance or technology workers can qualify in just three years. Cabinet tensions had previously surfaced over the policy, with figures like Angela Rayner and Miatta Fahnbulleh raising concerns, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham stressed the fairness of allowing vital community contributors to settle earlier. Fuente: Morning Star #UKPolitics #MigrantWorkers #CareWorkers #Unions #ImmigrationReform
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