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SUMMARY:Modern Slavery and Human Rights in the UK: The case of domestic w
 orkers (WEBINAR)
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DESCRIPTION:OVERVIEW\n\nHCRI webinar with Marissa Begonia (co-founder of 
 'The Voice of Domestic Workers') and Dr Natalie Sedacca (Durham Law Scho
 ol).\n\nTo mark the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery\, HCR
 I will host a webinar on 'Modern Slavery and Human Rights in the UK: The
  case of domestic workers'.\n\nRegister via: https://hcri-Dec2026.eventb
 rite.co.uk\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent to registrants.\n\n---\n\nABOUT
 \n\nMarissa Begonia will present about the experiences of migrant domest
 ic workers in the UK\, sharing workers' experiences of exploitation and 
 modern slavery\, as well as the work done by The Voice of Domestic Worke
 rs to rescue victims of modern slavery\, educate\, and empower domestic 
 workers.\n\nDr Natalie Sedacca will discuss issues raised in her latest 
 book - ‘Human Rights and the Protection of Domestic Workers in Labour an
 d Migration Law’\, such as the exclusion of private homes from labour in
 spection\; the devaluation of domestic work and low pay\; and how restri
 ctive labour regimes can risk domestic workers becoming irregular.\n\nSP
 EAKERS\n\nMarissa Begonia is a domestic worker and founding member of Th
 e Voice of Domestic Workers (VODW)\, which provides education and campai
 gns for over 20\,000 workers with an Overseas Domestic Workers Visa.\n\n
 Marissa is originally from the Philippines and has been a Community Orga
 niser and Campaigner for justice and rights for migrant domestic workers
  in England since 2009. She has been helping domestic workers flee abusi
 ve families (employers) and find safety. VODW has recently built a domes
 tic workers branch in Unite the Union (Unite-Domestic workers Branch 922
 5)\, first in Europe and first migrant branch in the world.\n\nNatalie S
 edacca is Associate Professor in Employment Law at Durham Law School. He
 r research focuses on human rights and labour law\, with a particular in
 terest in marginalised workers and in issues of gender and migration.\n\
 nNatalie is currently a co-lead in a six-month project funded by the ESR
 C Connect Scheme called 'Researching the Hidden Workforce: A National Co
 nnective and Capacity-Building Initiative for Platform Labour Studies'.\
 n\nPRACTAL\n\nWebinar\, via Zoom (link sent to registrants)\n2.30pm - 3.
 45pm (UK / GMT)\nWed 2nd Dec 2026\n\nHOSTS\n\nHCRI is a research and tea
 ching centre for the study of humanitarianism and conflict response\, gl
 obal health\, international disaster management and peacebuilding\, base
 d at University of Manchester.\n\nhttps://www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/
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