"These are workers who are on permanent contracts of employment, who were given every expectation they have the right to remain here in Britain. They've started to build families here and we think this is just wrong. We're not here to argue about the broader policy, we're here to say 'this just ain't cricket'. These are good people, they're in a special case and what we're calling for is an exemption, we want them to pause and we want them to reconsider so these people can carry on living here in the lives that they've chosen."
"I felt like we were being treated as garbage, trash, just to use us for those years and throw us away. We followed every single rule, we paid every fee no matter how extortionate it felt."
Changes to immigration rules have raised the skills threshold for foreign workers, removed some transport roles from the skilled workers list, and increased salary thresholds for visa sponsorship. City Hall sought discussions with the government about the impacts on 63 Transport for London staff but that request was rejected, prompting a letter to Downing Street. The RMT union calls the affected staff a special category and seeks urgent transitional protections and exemptions. The London mayor described the situation as deeply disappointing. Affected workers report shock, fear of returning to their home countries, and feelings of being discarded despite following rules and paying fees.
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