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The ‘Unskilled Worker’ Stereotype: African Professionals and the UK’s Skills-Based Immigration Myth

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 ‘Unskilled Worker’ Stereotype Opening Case Study: Dreams Delayed Loveness, a 31-year-old Zimbabwean teacher, raised three young children and paid school fees while studying a health-care course to qualify for the UK “Health & Care Worker” visa. In 2025, the UK scrapped this visa category, leaving her dreams in limbo (businesslive.co.za). Meanwhile, in South Africa, Dr […]

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