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Benn Partnership Centre Migrant Worker Report

Educating and Enabling the Community *. Educating and Enabling the Community *. bpc. bpc. Benn Partnership Centre Migrant Worker Report. For Sustainable Inclusive Committees Panel Rugby Borough Council 4 th December 2006. Educating and Enabling the Community *.

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Benn Partnership Centre Migrant Worker Report

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  1. Educating and Enabling the Community * Educating and Enabling the Community * bpc bpc Benn Partnership CentreMigrant Worker Report For Sustainable Inclusive Committees Panel Rugby Borough Council 4th December 2006 Educating and Enabling the Community * Educating and Enabling the Community * bpc bpc

  2. Services delivered for migrant workers • Registrations and enquiries at the drop-in centre. • Registrations for ESOL which is a paid class,currently charged at £ 5 per hour. • English conversation classes which is hosted by volunteers. • Recreational classes with embedded literacy and numeracy, earlier funded by the LSC, WREP, Council Arts Project, Awards For All and others. • Working in the UK – Session briefly funded by the Job Centre Plus. • After-school and home work support given to children and young people. • Children participating in holiday club activities. • Support for those facing discrimination due to race or ethnicity in their work place, schools and social environments. • Support in upgrading skills or matching their qualifications with the UK counterpart.

  3. Services Accessed

  4. Number of Migrant Workers in BPC • Notable increases: • Polish • African • Portuguese • Czech Republic • Mexican

  5. Education and learning

  6. Education and learning

  7. Child care

  8. Other services

  9. Issues Facing Migrant Workers • Communication problems because of lack of English language. • Inappropriate, over-crowded and inadequate housing. • Frustration amongst skilled workers being employed in unskilled jobs. • Long and varying shift hours, often very long hours. • Pay at less than minimum wage. • No job security. • Lack of knowledge of employment rights and responsibilities. • No organised induction into living and working in Rugby. • General ignorance of services available. • Social isolation. • Children unable to cope with schools. • Children in danger of being exposed to improper child-care. • Families unable to afford leisure services • Discrimination due to their ethnicities at the work place.

  10. Progressive indicators • Interest in volunteering increasing. • Many wish to share their skills for governance of small organisations. • Increasing involvement in community events organised at the Centre. • 90% of those who join into ESOL courses at Entry Level 1 progress on to Entry Level 2 and thereafter are able to access jobs. • Increasing eagerness to participate in and contribute to community cohesion. For example about 20 families came forward to participate in the Christmas meal last year.At least double this number are expected this year. • Since most migrant workers are young, independent and work long hours, most can afford the use of leisure centres to keep fit.

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