UK Migrant Workers Wear Chains, Sing Asa’s ‘Jailer’ to Protest Proposed Visa Reforms

UK migrants in Liverpool protest 15-year permanent residence plan by singing Nigerian singer Asa’s ‘Jailer’

Foreign health and public service workers recently gathered in Liverpool to demonstrate against proposed changes to the UK's settlement rules.

UK migrants sing Asa's 'Jailer' song to protest 15-year settlement plan

UK migrant workers sing Asa’s ‘Jailer’ in protest against proposed immigration changes that could extend settlement eligibility to 15 years.

UK migrant workers wear chains, sing Asa’s ‘Jailer’ to protest proposed visa reforms

UNISON said the migrant workers sang ‘Jailer’ because of its themes of “oppression, power and refusing to accept being treated as a prisoner.”

UK Migrant Workers Protest 15-Year Settlement Plan, Sing Asa’s ‘Jailer’

Migrant workers in the United Kingdom have protested proposed immigration reforms that could increase the qualifying period for permanent settlement from five to 15 years, singing Nigerian singer Asa’s song ‘Jailer’ while wearing chains. The demonstration was held on Monday, September 28, outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, with migrant workers and their supporters […]

UK Migrant Workers Sing Asa’s ‘Jailer’ in Protest Against Exploitation, Deportation Fears

UK Migrant Workers Sing Asa’s ‘Jailer’ in Protest Against Exploitation, Deportation Fears Migrant care workers in the United Kingdom have turned to Nigerian singer Asa’s song Jailer to protest what they describe as exploitation, oppression and immigration rules that leave them vulnerable to abusive employers. The workers sang the song while posing symbolically as chained […]