Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation

Invitation to seminar/workshop on Ethnic Minority Representation at Work

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by KSSO in Calender, News

Invitation to seminar/workshop on Ethnic Minority Representation at Work

Help and representation for problems at work. What has happened to support networks and advice centres? A report on ethnic minority workers in London.

You are invited to this seminar/workshop which will report on the findings of a three-year ESRC research project conducted by Dr Jane Holgate, Janroj Keles and Leena Kumarappan Working Lives Research Institute at London Metropolitan University and Professor Anna Pollert from the Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. Research focuses on three different minority ethnic groups in London ; Kurds in Hackney, South Asian in Ealing and Caribbeans in Lambeth and it looks at where minority ethnic/migrant workers turned for help, support and representation when they had problems at work. It explores the linkages between minority ethnic/migrant workers and workplace community (managers, colleagues, trade unions), local community (e.g. CABx, law centres), ethnic communities (family, friends) and community organisations (e.g. faith, cultural, political, social). We interviewed a total of 185 workers – 100 individually and 88 in 16 focus groups and 64 interviews with ‘key respondents’ who were officials from trade unions, advice agencies and community groups.

Monday 13 September 2010 2pm to 6pm (with drinks and nibbles) TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS

Speakers will include;

• Dr Kalbir Shukra, Goldsmiths College

• Wilf Sullivan, TUC Race Relations Officer

• Professor Anna Pollert, research team

• Ibrahim Dogus, Kurdish Community

• Noleen Adams, Law Centres Federation

• Shelia Simpson, Lambeth Unison

• Alan Christie, Equality and Human Rights Commission

• Melanie Johnson, Legal Services Commission

• Don Flynn, Migrants Rights Network

There will be short presentations from the above speakers but also lots of time for discussion about the issues facing people who have problems at work and the extent to which they are able to access help and advice. On display will also be photographs taken as part of the research by members of the Kurdish Renk Art photography group, photojournalist Jim Hodson and photographers Santosh Chandran and Umit Avcu.

Thank you to the ESRC for funding this research and to all people who took part in interviews.

Places are limited so please notify in advance if you wish to attend.

Please click below link to read our papers and reports

http://www.workinglives.org/research-themes/wlri-project-websites/$-emraw/reports.cfm