Conservative Party’s New Immigration Plan a Threat to Human Rights –Sital Singh Gill

Press Statement by Sital Singh Gill, General Secretary &ndash Indian Workers&rsquo Association (Great Britain)

The Indian Workers&rsquo Association (Great Britain) strongly condemns the recent pledge by the Conservative Party to introduce a new &ldquoRemovals Force&rdquo as part of its immigration policy. According to the announcement made at the Conservative Party Conference, this new &ldquoRemovals Force&rdquo would be given sweeping powers &mdash including the use of facial recognition technology without consent, compulsory immigration checks by police, and a target to detain and deport up to 150,000 people each year.

The Conservative Party claims this plan will help &ldquostop illegal immigration&rdquo and strengthen Britain&rsquos borders. However, the IWA-GB believes this approach is deeply unjust and dangerous. It risks turning Britain into a surveillance state, where people are judged and targeted based on their skin colour, language, or ethnicity. This is not the Britain that values fairness, equality, and human rights. More than a decade ago, the Indian Workers&rsquo Association (Great Britain) warned that such immigration measures &ldquothreaten the immigrants&rsquo freedom and liberty, would lead to deterioration in race relations, violate an individual&rsquos human rights, and will create a
hostile environment for present and future immigrants.&rdquo Sadly, those warnings have now become reality. The Conservative Party&rsquos latest proposal continues the same hostile agenda. If implemented, these policies will not only harm undocumented migrants but also cause fear and discrimination among millions of law-abiding residents from South Asian, African, and Caribbean backgrounds. They will increase mistrust between communities and public authorities, damaging the social harmony that generations have worked hard to build. Britain&rsquos strength has always come from its diversity, fairness, and respect for human dignity. Policies that criminalise and divide communities go against the values of justice and equality on which this country prides itself. The IWA-GB calls upon all political parties, trade unions, community organisations, and human rights defenders to unite against these divisive proposals. Immigration policy must be based on compassion, truth, and respect for every individual &mdash not on fear, hostility, or racial profiling.  Appeal to All Newspapers and Media Channels We appeal to all newspapers, news agencies, and media channels &mdash bothin the UK and abroad &mdash to help share the voice and views of the Indian Workers&rsquo Association (Great Britain) with the wider public. This issue is not only about migrants it concerns justice, equality, and human rights for all. We respectfully request that you publish and broadcast our statement prominently, so that readers and viewers can understand the real impact of the Conservative Party&rsquos proposed immigration policy. The IWA-GB has always stood for truth, compassion, and justice. We sincerely hope that the media will continue to uphold its responsibility to ensure that all voices &mdash especially those of working people and immigrant communities &mdash are heard fairly and without bias. 

Sital Singh Gill
General Secretary
Indian Workers&rsquo Association (Great Britain)

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