Category - migrant workers

Report reveals the down-side of UK and Ireland 'flexible labour'

agency reporter — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:07:51 +0100

A new report published by the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility says temporary UK and Ireland migrant workers remain vulnerable to low pay, over-long hours, poor health and safety, workplace discrimination and other injustices.

Church services to celebrate the contribution of migrants to British life

staff writers — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:22:29 +0100

For the first time, services will take place at Westminster Abbey and the Methodist Central Hall (opposite the Houses of Parliament) at the same time, celebrating the place of migrants in modern British society.

Listen to migrant workers' cries, says Japanese Christian leader

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:59:19 +0100

A Japanese Christian leader is urging churches to "listen to the cries" of temporary migrant workers many of whom are now without jobs as the world's second-biggest economy's unemployment rate soars.

Norway's Catholics praised for support of migrant workers

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:53:30 +0000

Norway's government has praised the country's small Roman Catholic Church for its role in supporting more than 100,000 labour migrants from Poland and other eastern European countries.

The true plight of migrant workers

Simon Barrow — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:00:29 +0000

As the debate on migration continues, Jon Cruddas argues that it needs to be located in relation to population change, service provision, housing, employment/the economy and global factors.

Migration back to being a political football again

staff writers — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:46:30 +0000

Migration issues are back in the headlines, with the two main parties vying over 'get tough' policies, and the government admitting that its recent labour force statistics have been wrong. But positive alternatives are also being mooted.

Polish migrants help save Scottish church from closure

staff writers — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:48:29 +0100

A Catholic church in Aberdeen facing closure will now remain open, thanks to community appeals and an influx of new parishioners from Poland. The Church is increasingly reliant on new migrant workers.