According to research, women fleeing war were forced to work sexually in the UK due to extreme poverty of living conditions here, while almost half of them could not afford sanitation products.
In a report, studying the impact of employment of people seeking asylum-seeking in the Ministry of the Interior, charitable women of refugee women found that 10% of women interviewed were forced to perform sexual work to survive, and in many cases 38% were forced to fall into abusive relationships or situations. Almost half of basic products, such as basic products, and about 80% cannot afford clothes, public transportation or telephone credit.
This is the first study to specifically study the impact of bans on women.
Women make up about one-fifth of adults seeking asylum in the UK, and at least two-thirds of adults have suffered rape or other gender-based violence in their home country.
Report, Security and Survival: How the ban is violent for women seeking asylum, interviewed 117 women from 33 different countries, involving the impact of government prohibition on work, which affected most asylum seekers.
Ministers have refused to call for permission to work without handling asylum for six months, fearing that it would bring a "tight factor" to the UK.
About 98% of respondents said they want to work and contribute to society. Now, people who share housing are £49.18 a week and people who are hotels are £8.86 a week.
After claiming asylum, a woman was homeless, exploited and forced to do sexual work. "I became a commercial sex worker and had money," she said. Sometimes she offers sex in exchange for a place to sleep at night.
The second woman who was eager to provide food for her baby, her baby was intolerant, unable to drink milk, and signed a date location to meet with a man who could help her. A man she met at the scene raped her.
One third of them are engaged in illegal work as home cleaners. Her salary is £1.50 per hour, but she can't complain because of her immigration status. "I became a slave to others," she said.
The charity is calling on labor to allow asylum seekers to claim shelter after waiting for a six-month decision to reduce the risk of exploitation here, as they have little of their own money.
A team of seven women with experience in the UK asylum system said: "As our report shows, the ban on work puts women in an abusive relationship or situation, or puts them in sexual or other illegal work. We found that 85% of women feel anxious or depressed and 43% of women feel suicide. It's a crisis." It's a crisis. ”
"While our findings are disturbing, it is no surprise for vulnerable women, forced into poverty and prohibited from working to support their own decision makers, prompted to exploitation and insecurity," said Andrea Vukovic, co-director of Refugee Women's Women.
An interior ministry spokesman said there are no plans to change existing rules regarding asylum seekers’ work.
“We are committed to providing equitable, efficient and sustainable protection based on the broader mission of the government to halve violence against women and girls within a decade,” they said.
“The home office provides accommodation and support to those seeking asylum to meet their basic living needs and if they are otherwise poor. We carefully ensure that the needs and vulnerabilities of the people living in shelter accommodation are identified and related to a range of programs with partners, such as providing information about security and signage services to provide support services.”