| Amnesty International |
Human rights organisation reporting on the many issues including
asylum and migration . |
| Asylum aid |
A national charity assisting refugees in the UK offering free legal advice
and representing asylum seekers in their asylum application. They also campaign
for the fair treatment of refugees in the UK. |
| Asylum policy |
A source of up-to-date news and essential reading for all researchers
and practitioners with an interest in asylum policy. |
| AdviceNow |
AdviceNow is an independent, not-for-profit website providing accurate,
up-to-date information on rights and legal issues. |
| Immigration and advisory
service |
The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK’s largest charity
providing confidential advice and representation in immigration, asylum
and nationality law. These services are free to people who are eligible.
The organisation has been in operation for over 30 years. |
| The Information Centre
about Asylum and Refugees in the UK |
The Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR) in the UK is an
academic research and information organisation in the School of Social Sciences
at City University, London. ICAR aims to raise the level of public debate
and understanding of asylum in the UK context and to encourage evidence-based
policy making. |
| The Immigration Law Practitioners'
Association |
The Immigration Law Practitioners' Association was established in 1984
to promote and improve the advising and representation of immigrants - provide
information to members on domestic and European immigration, refugee and
nationality law. |
| Institute of Race Relations
news network |
Aims to provide professionals in the voluntary sector, activists, students
and interested individuals with a rich and dynamic news and information
resource on race and refugee issues in the UK and the rest of Europe. |
| Joint Council for the
Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) |
JCWI is an independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for
justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy. |
| Liberty |
Liberty is one of the UK's leading human rights and civil liberties organisations.
It was founded as the National Council for Civil Liberties in 1934 and has
campaigned for equal rights for over 70 years. |
| The migrant helpline |
Support services for migrants designed to help people obtain employment,
become proficient in English, find suitable housing, secure education for
their children, etc. |
| Multikulti |
The Multikulti website aims to support citizenship through the delivery
of culturally appropriate and accurately translated information in the following
areas of welfare law — debt, employment, health, housing, immigration
and welfare benefits. |
| National Association
of Citizen Advice Bureaux |
Offering general advice about legal issues, including immigration. |
| Scottish
Refugee Council |
Scottish Refugee Council is an independent charity dedicated to providing
advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees living
in Scotland. |
| Refugee Action |
Refugee Action is an independent national charity that enables refugees
to build new lives in the UK. providing practical advice and assistance
for newly arrived asylum seekers and long-term commitment to their settlement
through community development work. |
| Refugee Council |
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with
asylum seekers and refugees. |
| Refugee
Legal Centre |
Providing legal advice and representation for those seeking protection
under international and national Human Rights Asylum law. Delivering training
and other support to those giving advice and representation in such cases.
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| Refugees, Asylum-seekers and the
Mass media Project (RAM) |
Promoting best practice in media representation of refugee and asylum
issues. |
| Praxis |
Praxis helps these people, who frequently arrive alone and with no knowledge
of the English language, to cope with the most basic requirements of daily
life such as putting a roof over their heads, the means to buy food until
they can work and help in finding a job. We do this through agencies, both
public sector and voluntary, which understand and are sensitive to the needs
of new arrivals. |
| BBC-
Migrant workers: What we know |
The situation is complex in the UK particularly regarding European workers
from the newly acceded countries. The BBC have this report on the overall
situation, with many links from, it which is interesting. |
| Job
Centre Plus |
Job centres are run by the central government and give workers advice
on finding work or training and manage the unemployment benefit process.
They also advertise local jobs that are available. |
| Working
in the UK - Information for migrant workers |
The government is keen to manage the migration of workers and offers this
advice from the Department of Trade and Industry. |
| Migrant
workers - overworked, underpaid and over here |
Some cautious words of warning for migrant workers comes from the UK’s
Trades Union Congress. |
| Diversity
at Pearson |
A UK company that has made efforts at diversity policy management is the
publishing company, Pearson. |
