Refugees say they were forced to wear bands at all times in accommodation if by domestic Office contractorAsylum seekers in Cardiff are being issued with brightly coloured wristbands that they must wear at all times,in a move which echoes the “red door controversy in Middlesbrough and has resulted in their harassment and abuse by members of the public.
Newly arrived asylum seekers in the Welsh capital who are housed by Clearsprings Ready Homes, a private firm contracted by the domestic Office, or are being told that they must wear the wristbands all the time otherwise they will not be fed. The wristbands entitle the asylum seekers,who cannot work and are not given money, to three meals a day.
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Source: theguardian.com