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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.
Date/time: Monday 13 September 2010 2pm to 6pm (with drinks and nibbles)
Venue: TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Speakers will include;
• Wilf Sullivan, TUC Race Relations Officer
• Professor Anna Pollert, research team
• Ibrahim Dogus, Halkevi Kurdish and Turkish Community Centre
• 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
• Dr Kalbir Shukra, Goldsmiths College
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 taken by members of the 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 the workers who took part in interviews.
Places are limited so please notify in advance if you wish to attend.
Dr Jane Holgate
Working Lives Research Institute
London Metropolitan University
31 Jewry Street, London EC3N 2EY
Tel (w) + 44 (0) 20 7320 3029
email: j.holgate@londonmet.ac.uk