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  Immigration Bill - Protection for Domestic Workers Subject to Immigration Conditions
  
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  @ MP voted aye against proposed protections for domestic workers subject immigration conditions, enabling them to leave an employer and change jobs.
  @ MP voted no for proposed protections for domestic workers subject immigration conditions, enabling them to leave an employer and change jobs.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against proposed protections for domestic workers subject immigration conditions, enabling them to leave an employer and change jobs.
  
  MPs were considering the Immigration Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 60
  
  Lords amendment 60[2] sought to introduce a new clause titled: "Overseas domestic workers" which stated:
  
  :For section 53 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (overseas domestic workers) substituteââ
  :53 Overseas domestic workers
  :(1)Immigration rules must make provision for leave to remain in theUnited Kingdom to be granted to an overseas domestic worker.
  :(2)Immigration  rules  must  make  provision  as  to  the  conditions  on which such leave is to be granted, and must in particular provideâ
  :(a)that  the  leave  is  to  be  for  the  purpose  of  working  as  a domestic worker in a private household;
  :(b)for  a  person  who  has  such  leave  to  be  able  to  change employer, registering such change of leave with the Home Office.
  :(3)Immigration  rules  may  specify  a  maximum  period  for  which  a person may have leave to remain in the United Kingdom by virtue of subsection 
  :(1), and if they do so, the specified maximum period must not be less than 2Â½ years.
  :(4)Immigration  rules  must  provide  for  a  period  during  which  no enforcement  action  should  be  taken  against  such  an  overseas domestic worker in respect of his or herâ
  :(a)remaining in the United Kingdom beyond the time limited by his or her leave to enter or remain, or
  :(b)breaching  a  condition  of  that  leave  relating  to  his  or  her employment if he or she wishes to change it.
  :(5)The  Secretary  of  State  must  issue  guidance  to  persons  having functions  under  the  Immigration  Acts  about  the  exercise  of  those functions in relation to an overseas domestic worker who may be a victim of slavery or human trafficking.
  :(6)The  guidance  must  provide  for  an  overseas  domestic  worker remaining in the UK for more than 42 days to be required to attend a group information session as defined in that guidance, within that period.
  :(7)In this sectionââenforcement actionâ has the meaning given by section 24A of the Immigration Act 1971;âimmigration rulesâ has the same meaning as in that Act;3âoverseas  domestic  workerâ  means  a  person  who,  under  the immigration rules, has (or last had) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom asâ
  :(a)a domestic worker in a private household, or
  :(b)a private servant in a diplomatic household.ââ
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/immigration.html Parliament's webpage on the Immigration Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2015-2016/0118/16118.pdf Amendment paper containing Lords Amendment 87]
  
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