Making volunteering compulsory for asylum-seekers slammed as exploitative, bureaucratic and un-British
Hundreds of charities have said they will refuse to cooperate with “immoral” government plans to force migrants and refugees to undertake mandatory volunteering as a condition of being allowed to settle in the UK.
The charities said that compelling refugees and asylum seekers to volunteer would be exploitative, bureaucratic and un-British – and would undermine a fundamental principle that volunteers give their time and skills freely.
