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Migrant workers mistreated and exploited in food industry
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published research detailing widespread mistreatment and exploitation of thousands of food industry workers, most of whom are migrant workers.
18 March 2010 (external article)
guardian Asda and Unite to tackle migrant discrimination
The supermarket group Asda has announced that it has reached agreement with the union Unite to tackle discrimination against migrant workers in its UK meat and poultry factories.
11 March 2010 (external article)
bbc news Racially abused Croat given £50k
A Croatian man who was racially abused at his workplace in Northern Ireland has been awarded £53,596 by an industrial tribunal. The tribunal ruled the company had ignored the harassment he suffered.
11 March 2010 (external article)
£280,000 raised for families of Morecambe Bay victims
The Morecambe Bay Victims Fund recently celebrated the success of its sponsored walk, which raised £280,000 for families of the Morecambe Bay victims.
4 March 2010 (364 words)
guardian Study shows almost half of young Black people are jobless
A report by the Institute of Public Policy Research has shown that almost half of young Black people are unemployed after a big rise in their unemployment rate since the recession began.
21 January 2010 (external article)
bbc news 'Wrong colour' nurse compensated
Dr Sarina Saiger, a nursing boss who was told in an NHS appraisal she was the 'wrong colour and wrong culture' for Cumbria, has been awarded £115,000 compensation following an industrial tribunal.
21 January 2010 (external article)
personnel today £22,000 compensation for discriminated against soldier
The MoD has awarded further compensation to Kerry Hylton, a chef in the army, after he suffered discrimination and abuse. An employment tribunal had already found in his favour and another due to begin this week was settled before it began.
11 January 2010 (external article)
personnel today Racially abused worker wins £36,000 compensation
Petra Worboyes, a Black factory worker who was offered a 15p pay rise to pacify her after she complained of suffering racial abuse, has been awarded £36,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal.
15 December 2009 (external article)
bbc news Third race case loss for Glasgow council
Clarence Bvunzai has won a racial discrimination case for the third time after a lengthy legal battle with Glasgow city council. Following appeals against the employment tribunal decision, judges warned his compensation was being 'whittled away'.
10 December 2009 (external article)
yorkshire post Union helps win court battle for migrant workers
Migrant workers, who were made redundant by a Yorkshire engineering firm after joining a union because of their concerns about health and safety, have won a legal battle against their former bosses.
3 December 2009 (external article)
bbc news Hospital cleaners 'blackmailed'
Three managers at cleaning company ISS Mediclean have been arrested on suspicion of blackmailing undocumented migrant workers working in south-west London.
24 November 2009 (external article)
guardian Institutional racism keeps Black teachers out of top posts
According to researchers at Manchester University and analysts at Education Data Surveys, only a handful of BME teachers are made headteachers each year because of an 'endemic culture of institutional racism' in England's schools.
6 November 2009 (external article)
bbc news Lords to vote on slavery laws
The House of Lords is to vote on amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill which will create two new offences to deal with servitude and forced labour.
26 October 2009 (external article)
bbc news Tribunal upholds race complaint
A Malaysian man's complaint that he was unfairly dismissed from his job as a market analyst because of his race has been upheld by an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland. Terence Lesslar was awarded £36,000 in damages and loss of income.
22 October 2009 (external article)
Hands Off My Workmate
At a conference in London last week, a campaign was launched to organise for the rights of migrant workers.
22 October 2009 (737 words)
birmingham mail Union officials dismissed in race row
Five Unite union officials have been dismissed from the Smethwick based 2 Sisters food group following allegations of inaction after racial abuse. Another 54 workers have already been sacked.
16 October 2009 (external article)
guardian Figures reveal one in five Black men out of a job
According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), almost one in five Black men in Britain are now out of work and charities have seen a flood of requests for help from BME people struggling to find a job as the recession bites.
15 October 2009 (external article)
wolverhampton express & star 54 racism strikers sacked
Fifty-four employees of 2 Sisters in the Midlands have been sacked for 'unconstitutional industrial action' following a protest after allegations of racial abuse.
5 October 2009 (external article)
birmingham mail Protest at company after suspensions
Protests have been held at 2 Sisters, a Smethwick based food company, after a union shop steward was suspended for complaining about racial abuse. A further 55 workers have been suspended and also face disciplinary action.
17 September 2009 (external article)
guardian Union takes migrant worker fight to Tesco AGM
Tesco will face accusations at its AGM from Unite, Britain's biggest trade union, that it allows the exploitation of foreign agency workers in its UK meat and poultry supply chains.
2 July 2009 (external article)
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