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Investigation uncovers modern-day slavery in Britain
An investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has uncovered appalling working conditions for thousands of migrants that amount to modern-day slavery.
31 August 2010 (external article)
guardian Employers group criticises immigration cap
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has criticised the cap on non EU immigration; claiming the loss of skilled workers is resulting in one in ten private sector companies relocating jobs overseas.
23 August 2010 (external article)
guardian Seven HMRC workers sacked for racial misconduct
Seven workers of HM Revenue and Customs in Belfast have been fired for deliberately underpaying child benefits to BME citizens by tampering with their records.
19 August 2010 (external article)
voice Lambeth Council job cuts criticised
The trade union Unison has accused Lambeth Council of racial discrimination, claiming that planned staff redundancies in the Children Services Department will unfairly target black workers.
26 July 2010 (external article)
guardian CPS discrimination case reaches tenth year
Halima Aziz, who won her employment tribunal for race discrimination against the CPS, is facing her tenth year of litigation after the CPS appealed against the findings.
7 July 2010 (external article)
belfast telegraph Migrant workers face discrimination
Migrant workers in Northern Ireland face barriers to equal employment opportunities and struggle with low-paid and irregular work, a report by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has found.
15 June 2010 (external article)
24 dash Black workers may be worst hit by cuts
The Black Training and Enterprise Group has warned that black workers, with higher representation in public sector employment, face greater risk of job losses from proposed government spending cuts.
21 May 2010 (external article)
guardian Offensive radio ads about foreign minicab drivers banned
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertising campaign by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association after complaints were made about their depiction of foreign minicab drivers as incompetent and unreliable.
19 May 2010 (external article)
daily record Migrant workers win landmark race ruling against farmer
A Scottish berry farmer has been forced to pay two Polish migrant workers more than £25,000 after an employment tribunal found him guilty of race discrimination, unlawfully docking their wages and unfair dismissal.
8 April 2010 (external article)
guardian 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)
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