Boston Citizens Advice Bureau

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Boston Citizens Advice Bureau

• The Migrant Worker Challenge

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LINCOLNSHIRE - WHY?
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Boston CAB The Len Medlock Voluntary Centre

• 13200 NEW enquiries were brought to Boston CAB
  last year
• 20 of those were from people not born in the UK

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BOSTON-THE TOWN
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BOSTON - POPULATION

• One of the fastest growing populations in the UK
• Increasing by 4.1 between 2001/5
• Total 2001 55,750
• Total 2005 57,750
• 12 more babies from 2004
• September 2006 81 new secondary pupils
• 96 new primary pupils
• Nearly 76,000 patients registered in the Boston
  cluster

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NI Registrations Nationalities
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NI Registrations over 4 years
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The worker
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MYTHS AND LEGENDS

• FULL EMPLOYMENT
• GOOD HOUSING AVAILABLE
• THE STREETS OF BOSTON ARE PAVED WITH GOLD
• CAB WILL FIND YOU HOUSING AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK

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PROBLEMS

• EMPLOYMENT
• FAILURE TO PAY WAGES
• NO HOLIDAY PAY
• DEDUCTIONS
• THE LINK TO HOUSING

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MORE PROBLEMS

• HOUSING
• IN THE FIRST YEAR -
• NO ACCESS TO SOCIAL HOUSING
• NO BENEFITS FOR A8 MEMBERS
• ACCIDENTS-HEALTH AND SAFETY
• FAMILIES
• HEALTH

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PROBLEMS FOR ADVISERS

• LANGUAGE
• EXPECTATIONS
• NUMBERS OF CLIENTS
• INABILITY TO HELP
• THE LAW IS AN ASS

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CONCLUSION

• THE RATE OF IMMIGRATION HAS NOT SLOWED
• UNEMPLOYMENT IN BOSTON HAS NOT RISEN
• THE BUREAU HAS CHANGED ITS WAY OF WORKING
• THE GLA HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE
• HMO LEGISLATION IS WORKING
• EMPLOYMENT LAW MUST WORK

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Conclusion continued

• A READY WORK FORCE
• EXPANDING LOCAL BUSINESSES
• A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE
• COMMUNITY