Ten years on: the urgent need to enforce the national minimum wage
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Labour rights | 3 Comments »The national minimum wage (NMW) came into force a decade ago today. At the time, some predicted that rather than help those at the bottom of the pay scale, it would mean job losses for the very people the ...
The recession on our doorstep – BMW cut 850 jobs across the road.
Monday, February 16th, 2009 by Antonia Bance Posted in Labour rights | 4 Comments »Usually this blog is global, but today it's intensely local too. Because, you see, from my window here in Oxfam House I can see the Cowley car plant. The building I'm in was built on the site of the old plant, ...
Morecambe Bay: five years on, abuse of migrant workers continues
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Labour rights | No Comments »Five years to the day after the tragic death of 23 Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay, Krisnah Poinasamy reflects on what has changed. As current events ask us to consider the place of migrants in our economy, with wildcat strikes ...
