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Similar to the UK when a PRIVATE company handed out wristband for refugees
January 25, 2016, 9:56 AM
U.K. contractors slammed for moves ID'ing asylum-seekers
A screengrab shows an asylum-seeker in Cardiff, Wales showing the camera his red wristband, which he was told to wear by a government contractor providing food and housing for refugees, Jan. 25, 2016.
LONDON – A private company that required asylum-seekers to wear red wristbands says it has dropped the practice after facing heavy criticism.
A statement from Clearsprings Ready Homes said it has decided to end the practice Monday. The policy had come under fire from legislators who warned it singled migrants out for possible harassment and abuse.
It affected asylum-seekers in Cardiff, Wales, who are being sheltered by Clearsprings Ready Homes, a company contracted by the British government to provide food and shelter.
Lawmakers and others had criticized the policy as unfair.
Some migrants have said wearing the wristbands has exposed them to abuse from local residents, while one local advocacy group said it drew parallels to the Nazis' treatment of Jews.