New trends in migration to the UK: report
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13:58 20/10/2005
New figures show that about 111,000 workers came to the UK from the new EU countries in the past year. That figure is up from 20,000, the number that arrived before EU enlargement in May 2004. The...
A look at Eastern European immigration in the EU
10:36 21/09/2005
Having opened the door to immigrants from the new EU member states, what are the results in the UK, Ireland and Sweden? Eastern European workers are most likely to choose to immigrate to the UK,...
UK trade unions fight for higher pay for migrant workers
17:03 16/09/2005
UK trade unions announced that they do not support the EU's new rules that allow firms to pay migrant workers poverty wages. The TUC opposed the EU services directive that will enable migrant workers...
Immigration to become an issue in Germany's next election
18:30 07/07/2005
A recent opinion piece reported in the Toronto Star , asserts that Germany's Christian Democrats want to make immigration an election issue and Schroeder should oblige. With the lowest birthrate in...
UK SBS work permit in hospitality sector to end
11:13 27/06/2005
The UK Minister of State for Immigration today announced that the Sectors-Based Scheme (SBS) would stop operating in the hospitality sector, but would continue until June 2006 in the food processing...
Indian restaurants in UK disappointed with SBS decision
9:04 27/06/2005
The UK government has ended a short-term visa scheme for people working in Indian restaurants in the wake of an illegal immigration scam involving Bangladeshis. The move is likely to affect nearly 10...
