TY  - JOUR
VL  - 1
N1  - © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
SP  - 711
JF  - European Law Open
A1  - Mantouvalou, Virginia
KW  - labour law
KW  -  immigration law
KW  -  UK Seasonal Worker Visa
KW  -  agriculture
KW  -  exploitation
Y1  - 2022/09//
TI  - The UK Seasonal Worker Visa
AV  - public
IS  - 3
N2  - This article discusses the United Kingdom (UK) 2019 Seasonal Worker Visa, which was adopted to address labour shortages in horticulture. It explains the challenges faced by workers in agriculture more broadly, and the particular issues raised by seasonal visas. It argues that the UK scheme contains significant restrictions on workers? rights. The article situates this scheme in a framework of ?state-mediated structures of injustice?, namely instances where legal rules with an appearance of legitimacy create or increase vulnerability and are connected to widespread structures of exploitation. This theoretical framework focuses on the role and responsibility of the state for workers? exploitation. The authorities have political responsibility to change these rules, and may also have legal responsibility to do so under human rights law.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/elo.2022.39
EP  - 719
ID  - discovery10156874
ER  -