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A North-South conference developing arguments and strategies for promoting the rights of migrant workers.
Tuesday 23 May 2006
Tuesday 23 May 2006
10.15 AM
3.30 PM
Lough Neagh Discovery Centre- Lurgan
Free of charge although a small charge may be levi
Event
A North-South conference developing arguments and strategies for promoting the rights of migrant workers.
Objective:
Building our own capacities to respond to debates, policies and practices effecting migrant workers including:
- Informing the development approaches based on employment rights to tackle the exploitation of migrant workers and others
- Setting out the context of current experience and policy and impact in relation to employment/ economic rights; civil rights (housing, education, social assistance etc), gender, racism and anti-racism and human rights.
Target Audience:
- Trade Unions, the NGO (Community and Voluntary Sector) sector along with, migrant worker activists, other advocates/persons active in the field, researchers, independent public bodies, etc.
NB This is not aimed at: employers, the general statutory sector etc.
Organised by the Animate Project and the South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) and the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRIs) North-South Synergy initiative.
Programme
10.15am Opening
Morning Plenary: Chair: Anastasia Crickely, National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI)
Key Note Speakers: (covering)
Nigel Harris University College London
The emergence of a single world economy and a global workforce - the responses of governments: market integration and political separatism. Problems of developed countries - ageing, skill needs. The failure of immigration policy - (i) does not meet labour needs (depends on irregular migration); (ii) abominable treatment of migrants; (iii) robs third world of skilled and deprives of remittances. The problem of xenophobia Towards free migration.
Bernadette McAliskey Programme Coordinator, STEP
Outline the circumstances facing migrant workers in the local context including the impact of current policy, practice and attitudes on the same; will also address the actions that need to be taken to secure the human, civil, economic rights of migrant workers and others.
Siobhán O' Donoghue Director, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
Overview of research undertaken in the MRCI on barriers experienced by migrant workers in seeking redress and justice in relation to workplace exploitation. The challenge of supporting and enabling migrant workers to become visible and organised for collective action. Naming racism in the workplace and learning the lessons from the past in order to avoid the future.
Dr Sonia McKay London Metropolitan University
Limitations of current employment law in defending all workers; How migrant workers are particularly disadvantaged in exercising their employment rights; Problems regarding status, identifying the employer and enforcing rights; impact of ‘illegality’ on employment contracts; Whether there is a need for specific protection for migrant workers.
Trade Union Sector (Speaker TBC)
Followed by Questions and Answers
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Panel Led Thematic Discussion Groups
3.30 Close
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