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Migrant
Workers - Local Authority Initiatives
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A JOINT LARIA/LGA
SEMINAR
Thursday 10th May 2007
Local Government Association Offices, London
WHAT WAS
IT ALL ABOUT?
The role of migrant workers is a frequently debated topic. This seminar
brings together a number of initiatives that have been undertaken around
the country. The morning looks at research undertaken in the Midlands,
Slough and Crewe. The afternoon focuses on activities in East Anglia.
The day will include a panel discussion for the participants to debate
issues relating to the impact and benefits of having a migrant population.
If you were unable
to attend the Seminar, or would like to view the presentations again,
they are available for download as Adobe Acrobat documents ( .pdf ).
If you need to download the Acrobat Reader, please visit http://www.adobe.com.
PROGRAMME
 Seminar
Report by Bob
Cuthill (28k) |
| Morning - Perspectives from around the country |
 Migrant
Workers in the East Midlands Labour Market. Report of the work
undertaken by IER at Warwick University: Anne Green
IER, University of Warwick (490k) |
 Slough’s
Community Consultation Audit: Rafiq Chohan, Head of
Economic Development, about the audit work
carried out by his team (56k) |
 Researching
EU migrants in Crewe: Ian Richardson
- Community
Development Worker, Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council (272k) |
| Afternoon - East Anglian perspectives / Panel Discussion |
 Panel
Discussion – Chair:
Tim Allen, Local Government Association |
 Migrant
workers in Norfolk and their demographic profile. Ewan Kennedy,
BME Inclusion Officer, Norwich and Norfolk Racial Equality
Council Director (149k) |
 Sustainable
communities – the dynamics
of migrant labour in South Lincolnshire: Drasute Zaronaite, formerly
project manager, the Boston / South Lincolnshire project research
on building a multi-agency partnership (843k) |
 Crossing
Borders: Audit Commission migrant workers report: Sarah Quartermain, Researcher,
Audit Commission (771k) |
  Migrant
Workers and BME Community Research Project: Jane
Callaghan, Wakefield Council and Matt Lund, QA Research (232k) |