Migrants’ Rights Network newsletter

In June’s newsletter:
(1) Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill hits the Commons amid protests
(2) MRN releases Irregular Migration report in Parliament on 2nd June
(3) Immigration statistics show drop in A8 nationals coming to UK
(4) Court decision on the right of asylum seekers to work in the UK
(5) Concern about the tone [...]

Polish Cultural Festival: Edinburgh, April 09

The Polish Cultural Festival in Edinburgh will be the biggest and one of the most important Polish cultural events taking place in Scotland this year.
During the last week of April (23-26 April 2009) the city of Edinburgh will become the scene for a number of exciting events presenting the best of Polish culture.
Polish Cultural Festival [...]

Scottish Migrants Network Conference at STUC

Workers Rights are Migrant Rights!
Scottish Migrants Network Hosts Conference at STUC
As the recession begins to bite across Scotland it is vital that all workers, including migrants, are aware of their rights at work. The Scottish Migrants Network (SMN) sponsored a half-day conference for migrant workers and support organisations in Scotland to share policy and practice [...]

Migrant Rights Network newsletter

Migrants Rights News ~ No: 12, from the Migrant Rights Network
November 2008

Parliamentary “Prayer” urged around New Changes to Immigration Rules
MRN Launches Research into Government’s ‘Civil Penalty Regime’
Migrants used as ‘Guinea Pigs’ for Controversial ID Card Scheme
Migration, Demography and Recession fire up CBI Migration Summit Debates
Reports and Research
Upcoming Events

Migrant Cities Conference – Glasgow, 26 Nov 08

The British Council is running a series of migration conferences in eight European cities
Migrant Cities Conference
Glasgow, Trades Hall
26 November 2008
Migration – Challenges and Opportunities
The impact of migration is changing the nature of the cities throughout Europe. The Migrant Cities conference will consider and address the opportunities and challenges that this poses in the wider context [...]

Roma in Govanhill: film, 17 Oct, Glagow

Part of the Document 6 Film Festival
Friday 17th October, 7:30pm
CCA, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
Roma of Govanhill
Janos Kovacs
Janos Joka Daroczi
Hungary | 2008 | 20 mins
Since the industrial revolution, Glasgow, like Liverpool or London, is a city whose identity has largely been forged by successive waves of immigration, from the Gaels of the 19th [...]

Scottish Migrants Network: August 2008 update

SMN Update: Forthcoming Events, Conferences and Other Information August 2008

TUC call for an end to the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) – please consider sending a message of support: more info…

UNISON launches migrant workers’ charter to challenge rogue employers – please consider lobbying your MSP to support the charter so there will be a parliamentary [...]

Refugee Week housing debate in Glasgow

A short report on the Shared Futures seminar: a Refugee Week 2008 event in Glasgow that brought together housing providers, planners, funders, support agencies, refugee residents and community organisations.
The Shared Futures seminar was organised by Community InfoSource and Govan Housing Association’s Community Inclusion Coordinator. The aims were to contribute to the local and national [...]

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