Migrant Workers
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As the European
Community continues to expand, worker mobility increases and
migrant workers are becoming a larger part of the workforce. As
well as the problems associated with not speaking English as a
first language (or at all), many are employed illegally by
unscrupulous employers that exploit the lack of knowledge of and
ability to assert employment rights. Such issues mean migrant
workers are often at a disadvantage in terms of their health and
safety protection.
To address this issue the TUC has produced a guide entitled
Safety & Migrant Workers: A
practical guide for safety representatives. The guide gives
advice on how safety reps can work with migrant workers to help
ensure their health and safety is protected. A Unite-branded
version of this guide is available in print by contacting
Ray Cawley on 020 7611 2535.
More information
TUC,
Migrant workers in the labour market (pdf, 337KB(
TUC/CAB,
Living and
working in the UK (pdf, 1.2MB)
TUC,
Working in
the UK: your rights, available in
Construction Skills,
migrant
workers
available in
European Agency,
Migrant
Workers
