The story so far

I PACKED THIS MYSELF is a project working with migrant workers and local communities in Cornwall, which started in 2006. The aim: to break down prejudice and increase understanding



Thursday 29 April 2010

Recent publications from the Citizens Advice Bureaux

On the look out for recent publications from the Citizens Advice Bureaux on migrant workers. We are updating our Education Pack for schools. Gerard Crofton-Martin, who helped a few years ago in the very early days of I Packed This Myself, provides a list ....
Justice denied, The deliberate non-payment of Employment Tribunal awards by rogue employers.

Citizens Advice 2008
Click here.  This has been an important piece of work.

"Following this campaign, the government undertook its own research into non payments and in May 2009 the MoJ announced that it will introduce tough new measures to improve the payment of Employment Tribunal awards. In particular, the Ministry will contract a commercial firm of High Court Enforcement Officers to conduct pro-active enforcement on behalf of individual claimants. This measure was a key recommendation of Justice denied."

Otherwise click here for
Supporting migrant workers in the South West

A report by the SW Citizens Advice Bureaux Migrant Workers Advisory .
October 2008. Citizens Advice

And Home from home? Experiences of migrant workers in rural parts of the UK,
and the impact on local service providers
(Citizens Advice, December 2005) is here.