Waiting isn’t working
People keep saying 'let's go back to normal', but was normal really so great?
Normal meant rules which made so little sense they were hard to believe. Like people seeking refugee status being banned from working. Banned from providing for their families, banned from playing a full and active role in their communities.
We have seen that we can rewrite the rules so why not change this one? Let's give people seeking asylum the right to work. Let's rebuild a future which works for everyone.
Join us and demand action today.
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Every year, people are forced to flee their countries due to war or violence. Some people come to the UK to find safety and claim asylum. While they are waiting for the government to make a decision on their claim, they aren’t allowed to work.
The current system is unfair – people can wait years for a decision, unable to work in all that time. It pushes people into poverty and isolation – it just doesn’t make sense! So we’re partnering with Refugee Action as part of the Lift the Ban coalition to ask our government to give people seeking asylum the right to work.
Why do we care?
At Ben & Jerry’s, we’ve always stood up for issues that matter to us, led by guiding principles of fairness and equality. We’ve championed a fair few issues over the years; from marriage equality to climate justice. As a company, we believe we have a unique role to play in mobilising people to call for progressive change.
We believe that everyone deserves a little peace, love and safety, which is why we’re asking our fans to join us in calling on our government here in the UK to give people seeking asylum the right to work.
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Our Partner
Refugee Action exists to make the UK a fairer place for people fleeing persecution. Since 1981 we’ve been helping refugees and people seeking asylum rebuild their lives with dignity.