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press release, 10 August 2010, from Campaign to Close Campsfield The hunger strike at Campsfield, which began on the evening of Sunday 1 August, ended yesterday morning, Monday 9 August. The protest ended as it began, in a disciplined and collective fashion. A spokesperson for the campaign to Close Campsfield said: “This was a most significant [...]

Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ), the largest provider of specialist legal advice for asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants in England and Wales, went into administration on June 16 2010. UNITE, the union that represents RMJ’s 340 staff, has called a demonstration on 21 June. Join the demonstration outside the RMJ’s Main Office on Monday [...]

From Migrants’ Rights Network and the TUC By bringing immigration enforcement into British workplaces, the Government has presented new challenges to trade unions in protecting the rights of workers. These challenges can only be met with proactive negotiation with employers to ensure that only necessary document checks are carried out, and that these are carried [...]

The UK Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has announced he is getting tough on poverty by deporting migrant workers. Speaking yesterday, Woolas said: “In Peterborough where there have been agricultural workers because of the benefit there, there has been a benefit from this immigration. But if you’re getting people sleeping rough, I’m not prepared to see [...]

On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day. On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Throughout the world, refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants are being held in detention and [...]