ment attacks unemployment and so on.
What's happening is these other sectors women, disabled people, gays - are getting more oppression than white unionists.
because of black television people. that There are Government male trade There's no which was formed to protect although the interests of black actors and people from the National Association of Local movement. (NALGO) who have set up feeling minority ethnic committees Also we have people from By K Sen DURING workers, Filipinos, tion. tation laws countires necessarily around black issues.
I think we'll see in the next blar a real in fore tabour people labour There is a strong for getting ourselves organised which has never been the past two years, over 500 migrant mainly have been threatened with deporta itsclf.
Many workers have been arrested, held in detention and, interrogation Home Office, deported.
Nancy Lomboy, hotel chambermaid of TEC Filipino workersfacing deporby the Home Office before Christmas, unless action is taken to defend her now.
These •ETC justified' by reinterpretation land changes in the immigration During post-war economic boom, immigration were changed to permit easy entry of foreign workers mainly from the semi-colonial fill menial and low-paid jobs.
Nancy Lomboy But with the end of this boom, new laws were passed in 1968 and 1971 which aimed to drastically reduce the number of foreign workers entering the While the 1971 Immigration Act restricted the application work permits for skilled workers, some categories were exempted, as there was still an acute shortage of semi and unskilled labour in some areas response to pressure from the employers in Britain the Home Office gave some leeway special quotas for work permits for migrant workers seeking jobs ir hospitals, hotels and the cater ing industry Most of these workers came from the Philippines, many deni status by the ed me Orice whom were granted full completing four years work.
However, with the onset of the recession in 1979 with cuts in social services and shutdowns in many industries, the of these workers has been challenged Since that time, foreigr The case of Mrs Knight workers have been harassed and their legitimate entry questioned, as part of a campaign to blame unemployment on thesc workers rather than the system It is now alleged that the TOURATIL country by deception, by fail workers entered thi ing to declare children or giving false references While the workers gave cor information was deception of the people involved.
nOW appears that the bosses are trying to force redundancies through repatriation.
The Filipino workers have organised a defence campaign against the harassment of the Home Office. They have won the support of the labour move ment con ference in October pledged to grant amnesty to the migrant workers. However the urgency of the situation still requires immediate action.
The concerned to stop the deportations.
deportations can b stopped if there is mass suppor Filipino workers.
Already other threatenee deportations have been stopped through such mass camRaymundo Villajuan You can add your suppo by doing the following:
• Write the Offi Minister (Timothy Raison) a pealing for the Filipino ar other migrant workers who a facing deportation.
*Pass resolution at yo union or Labour Party bran appealing for support *Send money to help the ca paign.
For further informat contact Migrant Action Gro Gc/o 68 Chalton Street, Lon NWI. 01-388 0241.
Save the Khans from deportation ALI and Parveen Khan and two children are threatened immechate deportanon Mr Khan came to Britair 1972 at the age of 13 as an ille immigrant. Thiking automatice did bother tos amnesty 1974 ly.
Parveen came in 1979 to m him and they have since had childhe Home Office is tryi Home Office is tryi deport her os well because shi cealed a 'material fact - th husband wa Write to Gerald Kaufman at the House of Commons: him to full support the Khan: Office demar ALTH they drop removal Contact the suppor Loos Stockport.
Manchester
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agencies who Tiled faise infor mation without the knowledge
COSE. NUPE, GWU and appealing to the Home Office