UNISON is launching a dedicated network to support migrant members
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‘They treat you like an animal’
Eight-seven-five. Angel still remembers her number, months after leaving the UK. The number assigned to her by the farm. The number used instead of her name when her supervisor ordered her to work faster or punished her. Angel, a single mother from South Africa, said that she felt like a prisoner, being shouted at and […]
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Migrant workers ripped off by employers on farms
Migrant agricultural workers who travelled thousands of miles to plug labour gaps on UK farms have faced unlawful wage deductions, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and VICE World News can reveal. Research by TBIJ and VICE World News, along with case work data from the Work Rights Centre, found that more than 20 people working […]
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UNISON demands action on migrant worker health surcharge
Conference hears the surcharge is a form of tax mainly targeting Black people
The article UNISON demands action on migrant worker health surcharge first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Just transition for food workers call
At TUC Congress in Brighton on Wednesday (October 19), Unite called for a just transition for UK food industry workers impacted by efforts in the sector to reduce carbon emissions. Supporting composite three in favour of declaring a food emergency, Unite noted that last year Congress welcomed the government’s National Food Strategy. However Unite said […]
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Heart Unions week: ‘I’m just very stubborn’
This year’s Heart Unions theme is – every worker needs a union. During this week UNITElive brings you shining examples of how Unite membership has helped people in work and changed their lives for…Read more…
Hospitality staff subjected to abuse and death threats over mask wearing
Unite has demanded Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, acts now to ensure mandatory mask wearing for customers visiting hospitality venues across the UK, in the same way that those travelling on…Read more…
Settled Status – under 100 days left to apply
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living and working in the UK you need to make sure you have applied for Settled Status before 30 June
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‘All one multi-ethnic working class’
In this ‘tale of two cities’ Oxford Unite member Dr Hosnieh Djafari Marbini, re-standing as a city councillor, believes that local people working together can truly bring about real change in…Read more…
‘The forgotten key workers’
This week, on the first anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown, UNITElive is featuring some of the top stories we have covered on the pandemic and our members’ contributions, concerns and…Read more…
‘People are dying’ – how the Home Office is risking lives in the NHS
Even with massive NHS staff shortages, healthcare workers like Arun Kumar have been forced to return to their home countries during the pandemic instead of saving lives
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The dark underbelly of the food industry
Recently, a number of celebrity chefs and restauranteurs, including Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, signed a letter calling on Boris Johnson to bar substandard food entering the UK…Read more…
How the Home Office really treats our migrant NHS heroes
“The UK government is using the African and Black community to build their economy. I’ve worked so hard, full-time. Yet, when I renew my visa, I have to pay a £1,000 surcharge to use the NHS.”
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‘They’re left totally in the dark’
Ahead of this year’s online Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival event this weekend (July 17-19), UniteLIVE earlier this week explored the issue of rural poverty – and what we can do to fight it. Investment…Read more…
‘A disaster waiting to happen’
For many months Unite’s food and agriculture activists have been extremely concerned over the way workers are being packed into factories and field, many of them migrant workers often living in…Read more…
‘They are putting people at risk’
When meat processing worker ‘Alex’ tested positive for coronavirus, he was forced to stay off work for a number of weeks, along with the colleagues he shares a house with.
The housemates were given…Read more…
Frontline care and health workers face thousands of pounds of government visa charges
It’s perverse that ministers ignore the contribution of care and NHS support staff
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Exploitation of migrant workers and coronavirus link must end
The link between outbreaks of Covid-19 at meat processing plants and the sector’s widespread exploitation of migrant workers on low pay and insecure contracts ‘must be addressed’, Unite said last…Read more…
Fighting on two fronts – and paying the price
Migrant key workers are on the pandemic frontline but their fight to remain in the country is even harder. UNISON is asking the government to grant them indefinite leave to remain. We hear what that…Read more…
Scrapping of NHS surcharge for migrant health and care workers ‘long overdue’
Government should remove the charge for all migrant workers
The article Scrapping of NHS surcharge for migrant health and care workers ‘long overdue’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…