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UK to deport 60 delivery riders after illegal work crackdown
The crackdown led to 171 arrests last month with 60 delivery riders detained for removal to deter illegal migration, Home Office figures show a 63% rise in illegal worker arrests over a year.
- The Home Office arrested 171 riders over seven days in November, with 60 to be deported.
- The government said it is tightening laws to clamp down on illegal working in the delivery sector.
- Companies like Deliveroo and Uber Eats are increasing identity checks to combat account sharing facilitating illegal work.
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Indians among delivery riders detained for working illegally in UK
London: Indians are among 171 delivery riders caught working illegally in a UK-wide crackdown and have been detained for deportation from the country, the British government has said. The UK Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams undertook an ‘Operation Equalise’ over seven days last month, which involved stopping to check the documents of delivery riders operating in villages, towns and cities across Britain. Those found to be working illega…
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Dozens of delivery riders to be deported in immigration crackdown
171 people were arrested and many are to be deported from the UK
·Bristol, United Kingdom
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
39% Left
L 39%
C 38%
R 23%
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