Migrant workers
Migrant worker updates
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"I'm very proud that UNISON welcomes migrant workers to the UK and values their contribution to our economy, our society, and our culture.I hope you will join up, join in and encourage your colleagues to join UNISON."
Dave Prentis, UNISON general secretary
UNISON can offer information, advice and support to help you get the most out of working in the UK.
Latest updates
Senior care workers should be assessed on skill, not pay
(12/12/08) UNISON wrote to Home Office minister Phil Woolas expressing the union’s concerns about using the level of pay of senior care workers to determine their skill levels when assessing their eligibility for entry to the UK.Government praised over migrant worker decision
(11/11/08) UNISON has commended the government for adding social workers to its list of jobs there are not enough British workers to fill.UNISON calls for migration system re-think
(09/09/2008) Highly-skilled overseas senior care workers are today (9 September) facing a renewed battle to retain their immigration rights, following the publication of a report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).UNISON wins asylum appeal for Kenyan homecare worker
06/08/2008) UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector trade union, has won an appeal to give Jane Yugire, a Kenyan homecare worker and her three children, the right to remain in the UK indefinitely.< Back | More >
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Resources
UNISON Welfare Information Sheet Support for migrant workers
There are many issues for migrant workers to contend with. Above all they need to know their rights and that there is a union they can join which will help them to defend their rights and that through UNISON Welfare additional personal support can be offered at times of difficulty.
UNISON Welfare Information Sheet Support for migrant workers
Out in UNISON 36 - winter 2008/9
Newsletter on LGBT equality in UNISON. This issue includes legal services survey; recruiting LGBT migrant workers; addressing biphobia; education materials and much more.Acrobat PDF (3869745 bytes)
Organising migrant workers - handbook
UNISON branch handbook on organising migrant workers.Organising migrant workers - handbook
Join up, join in
Leaflet on UNISON's migrant workers participation project.Join up, join in
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