62% have experienced broken contracts, 20% are paid below the legal minimum wage, 66% have suffered some kind of discrimination or harassment, 17% have been denied their right to holidays. These are just some of the figures, how can this be changed?
Migrants
Migrant workers in the UK: The silence of the innocents
In their workplaces, 16% of Latin American women suffer abuse: from physical violence, insults and threats to sexual harassment, verbal comments of sexual content, sexual abuse and even rape. They do not report them and when they happen, managers look the other way and the aggressors go unpunished.
Brexit as seen by an immigrant
Despite concrete evidence to the contrary, right wings parties from all over the world always play the “immigrants are stealing our jobs” card. I witnessed a clear example of that during the 2016 Brexit referendum. Leavers based their entire campaign on immigration. Nathan Raia In 2015, Italy was […]
Mexican festival comes to England’s capital
This July, Fiesta de Mexico will bring the verve, sights, smells and flavours of Mexico’s rich and diverse culture to the heart of the City of London.
Taking place over 26th – 28th July in Guildhall Yard, the square will recreate one of Mexico’s famous fiestas, complete with authentic food, drink and produce stalls.
Dancing in memory of the immigrants
On the Caribbean island of Cuba there is a unique group, which builds on tradition, and for 90 years has kept alive the heritage of members of the diaspora and the culture of their ancestors. Mayra Pardillo Gómez Its repertoire includes dances from Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma, […]
