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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 2d

New from FM: Job Ad: The Work Rights Centre is recruiting a Policy Manager | Free Movement

Job Ad: The Work Rights Centre is recruiting a Policy Manager - Free Movement

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

freemovement.org.uk

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · 3d

2. An important objective of the project is to give space to the voices and experiences of migrant workers. Maritza, one of the workers I interviewed, agreed to share her experiences, in her own words (in English and Spanish):

www.josephcentre.org/post/taking-...

Taking my life for every penny: working as a cleaner in London

Este blog se basa en una entrevista con Maritza, editada por Maayan Niezna para el blog del Centro St. Joseph. Una versión en español del texto está disponible aquí .Maritza, a manager at Clean for Go...

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · 3d

1/ two new posts from my current research project, asking how migrant workers & #modern_slavery survivors understand 'labour exploitation' and, more broadly, agency and meaning at work
1. Some insights from listening to migrant workers about labour exploitation:
www.josephcentre.org/post/what-do...

What does labour exploitation really mean? Listening to migrant workers

Dr Maayan Niezna writes...“The conditions in the hotel where I worked as a cleaner were horrible”, one London cleaner told me. “Normally, we would have to do 18-20 rooms, but in the summer, we might h...

www.josephcentre.org

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · 7d

A part might be (big 'might') that in the past, he wanted them as an excuse/ ladder to blow up a deal, and this time he actually feels like it's in his best interest to move ahead and give it to Trump, and they were warned not to screw this up. Whether such a warning could even work is a question.

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 14d

Join us...

Sarah Arens @saraharens.bsky.social · 15d

Interested in applying for a Leverhulme Early-Career Fellowship at @livunihss.bsky.social ? The deadline for expressions of interests is Monday, 3 November 2025, 5pm, more info about the application process here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships application support.

www.liverpool.ac.uk

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 14d

“Nigel Farage is wrong in principle, his approach is racist, and we oppose it”

“Nigel Farage is right on immigration, but he doesn’t have the skill or experience to deliver his plans”

At some point, the government has to pick *one* of these narratives, instead of veering wildly between the two.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 15d

🔴 Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’

The far-right rally was bankrolled by a convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’

The far-right rally was bankrolled by a convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal

bylinetimes.com

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · 15d

The @slsauk.bsky.social Call for Papers is out, and we're looking for abstracts for the #Labour Law and Society stream! Join us in Brighton (UK), March 2026. Further details and abstract submission: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...

@arwenjoyce.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · 16d

As a part of @gmiau.bsky.social panel on trafficking, I shared some of the findings from my research project on the ways migrants workers and victims of trafficking understand labour exploitation, and notions of agency and dignity at work

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 16d

Panel 3: Trafficking📫

We're listening to 3 speakers share their outstanding work in modern slavery and immigration across the legal and academic fields.

From sharing their experiences of bringing statregic litigation, and of client’s exploitation, to sharing landmark court cases, and so much more!

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to be in Manchester today for @gmiau.bsky.social 'Humanising the Rhetoric' Migrants' Rights Conference.

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣UPCOMING EVENT: We’re proud to be co-hosting the North West Migrants’ Rights Conference 'Humanising the rhetoric: through law, communities and understanding' with Garden Court North Chambers on 30 September 2025.

Get your FREE ticket: gcnchambers.co.uk/event/migran...

We hope to see you there 🙂

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Centre for Peoples Justice @cfpjustice.bsky.social · 20d

Do you trust that the new Hillsborough Law can stop public officials from lying to the public?

See our new video on the Hillsborough Law in Parliament and follow for real-time updates:
youtube.com/watch?v=MCoS...

#HillsboroughLaw #CentreForPeoplesJustice #CFPJ

Hillsborough Law in Parliament - The journey begins

YouTube video by Centre for Peoples Justice

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Dr Arwen Joyce @arwenjoyce.bsky.social · 23d

The @slsauk.bsky.social Labour Law and Society Stream call is live! Submit an abstract & join us at Sussex 30 March-1 April 2026. Happy to chat about ideas for panels or special sessions. Deadline is 19 December. @niezna.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...

Call for papers and posters : Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2026 : ... : Collaborate : University of Sussex

Book an event at Sussex – our academics regularly present their latest work on campus or find out how to attend events organised by our partners.

www.sussex.ac.uk

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סוף @selftitled.bsky.social · Sep 16

מה כבר נשאר להגיד? סרבו להפוך לרוצחים ועזרו למי שמסביבכם לסרב להפוך לרוצחים. קשה לעשות את זה בלי תמיכה, ויש מי שיכולים לעזור:

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Ruthi Brandt @ruthibrandt.bsky.social · Sep 16

אני לא יכולה להגיע ללונדון היום, אבל מי שכן יכול/ה:

‼️הפגנת חירום‼️
📍 16:30 היום, יום שלישי,
📍 מול משרד החוץ בלונדון
SW1A 3AH

עצרו את כיבוש העיר עזה!

פוסטר עם הטקסט:

הפגנת חירום!
מתנגדות לפלישה, לגירוש ולרצח המונים!

אנחנו, ישראליות שחיות בבריטניה, חייבות לצאת מיד לרחובות ולקרוא לממשלת בריטניה:
עצרו את ממשלת הטרור הישראלי.
עצרו את כיבוש העיר עזה!

mi-neged
לא נעמוד מנגד
we will not stand by

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 13

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · Sep 3

לוח השנה הסוציאליסטי שלי הגיע!
והוא יפה ומעורר השראה

אם תבקשו יפה אולי
@omdimbeyachad.leftodon.social.ap.brid.gy
ישלחו לכן גם.

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Dr Maja Grundler @majagrundler.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s publication day!
My monograph 'Irregular Migration, Refugee Status and the Law: Protection from Dangerous Migratory Journeys' is out with @routledgebooks.bsky.social: www.routledge.com/Irregular-Mi...

If you’re interested, please consider asking your institution’s library to purchase a copy.

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · Aug 26

תלביב, 26.8.25

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Andy Woodhouse @andywoodhouse.bsky.social · Aug 21

New symposium out now🎉

Edited by @pashukanist.bsky.social, @nanoboss.bsky.social + me in @europeanlawopen.bsky.social seeks to introduce Marxist approaches to EU law scholarship.

Read now 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🧵 (1/9) A thread on the symposium (please share!)

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Aug 20

To repeat (blue in face):
House in community - as for normal people
Close mass accommodation sites and detention camps
Lift the ban on work after 6 months if claims not processed
Process claims
Stop with the lies about ‘pull factors’ and ‘deterrents’ 1/

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

High court asylum hotels ruling leaves Cooper scrambling for alternatives

Yvette Cooper joins a long line of home secretaries struggling to find substitutes for hotels as anti-migrant fervour grows

www.theguardian.com

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · Aug 13

Looks super interesting!

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סוף @selftitled.bsky.social · Aug 13

ההסתדרות לא תעשה את זה ועל האופוזיציה אין מה לדבר, אז עומדים ביחד נוקטים יוזמה ומארגנים שביתה ביום ראשון הקרוב בקריאה לסיום מיידי של המלחמה. כאן מצטרפים להצלחת המהלך: www.standing-together.org/strike

המדינה שובתת ב-17.8 - כאן מצטרפים לשביתה

ביום ראשון נשבות כולנו כדי לסיים את המלחמה בעזה, להחזיר את החטופים ולהפסיק עם הזוועות.

www.standing-together.org

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · Aug 12

ok, now do something about it.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Joint Statement by Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-s...

Joint statement on aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs

The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protecte...

www.eeas.europa.eu

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Pony Princess @ponyprincipessa.bsky.social · Aug 10

שלא כהרגלי, ציוץ פוליטי, אבל הוא חשוב:

אם נקראתם למילואים בבקשה סרבו. גם אם לא לעזה, גם אם לא ללוחמה - סרבו.

אם לא נקראתם שלחו הודעות מחזקות לחברים ובני משפחה שכן. הפצירו בהם לסרב, הזכירו שלא תחשבו עליהם פחות, שאתם אוהבים אותם ושחייהם חשובים. הזכירו שזו לא מלחמה על הארץ ולא על חיי החטופים ושיסרבו

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Maayan Niezna @niezna.bsky.social · Aug 5

פיירפוקס יהיה הכי רלוונטי.

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