Sarah Glenister
Sarah Glenister Sarah Glenister Sarah Glenister is the Institute of Employment Rights' IT Development and Communications Assistant.
14 November 2013 Sarah Glenister, IER staff While the right wing say immigration is a burden on our country, the IER believes migrant workers add to our economy and labour market could add more if they were better protected against exploitation.
14 November 2013
While the right wing say immigration is a burden on our country, the IER believes migrant workers add to our economy and labour market could add more if they were better protected against exploitation.
The Guardian published seven ways in which Eastern European migrants are benefiting the UK this week, as below:
It is time we changed the dialogue about migrant labour and stopped allowing the right-wing to lead the debate and push their own ideological stance.
The Institute of Employment Rights is dedicated to getting the message out about how migrant labour both benefits our country, and is being exploited by our country. Regulation that fails to properly protect migrant labour hurts those who come to the UK to work, and those who are British-born, through downward pressure on wages and conditions.
We must not accept the actions of exploitative employers taking advantage of migrant workers, who are among the most vulnerable people in the labour market. Instead, the law must be changed to ensure they are treated with decency, and policy must be founded on a rights-based model rather than one which focuses on cost/benefit analysis or cultural restrictions.
People are not a commodity, and everybody has the right to a fair wage and fair working conditions in the UK.
On Wednesday 20 November 2013, the UK’s leading experts on labour migration and employment law will speak at the Institute of Employment Rights’ Labour Migration in Hard Times conference. The event also serves as the launch for our latest publication on the issue.
Regular readers are being rewarded with a massive 45% off our usual entry fee! Just quote ‘2450’ when booking your place.
Sarah Glenister Sarah Glenister Sarah Glenister is the Institute of Employment Rights' IT Development and Communications Assistant.