Labour problems: Post-war British

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Reference code(s): MSS.292D/ Box 386/103 - 107.17

Title: Labour problems: Post-war British

Date(s): 1970 - 1979

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Scope and content: The collection contains correspondence, reports, articles, and news clippings on such work issues as unauthorised employment, foreign workers, illegal migration, work permits in the hotel industry in particular, illegal workers, skills standards for work permits, and the deportation of migrant women workers. The Home Office, and the Trades Union Congress Hotel and the Catering Committee, the TUC Equal Opportunities committee and the Pakistan Welfare Association are some of the organisations mentioned. There are also tables of work permits issued which include people from the Caribbean and Bangladesh. The series includes a file entitled 'Migrant worker file' . (file:103.2) The file covers the International Labour Office 1972 session on the 'future ILO action on Migrant workers. This report details the main problems facing foreign workers and the ILO proposals for action. In this series there are also a number of records of correspondence between various organisations and the Department of Employment regarding the issues surrounding migrant workers. File 107.5 also contains correspondence, pamphlets and findings of the Department of Employment and Productivity, as well as detailing the role of the Manpower Society. Also included in this collection of files entitled 'The Royal Legion and the TUC Joint Committee (107.17). Of interest to those covering post-war migration from the Commonwealth. Many areas related migrant Labour and employment are covered, with specific mention of black and Asian migrant workers. Also for those interested in the activities of the TUC in regard to the rise of migrant workers and problems illegal migrant workers belonging to their unions faced.

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Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Interest: Black, Asian

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Black peoples

Asian peoples

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Immigration

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Pakistan Welfare Association

Trades Union Congress

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Bangladesh

Pakistan