Conference acknowledges that Black Migrants, including Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) Asylum Seekers, face an unprecedented attack on their Human Rights. We saw on 14 June 2022, four asylum seekers were forced onto a plane in tears, some in shackles, waiting to be sent 4,000 miles from the United Kingdom (UK) – […]
Conference motions
Conference notes that for many years Ghana’s government has been extremely hostile to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and plus (LGBT+) people. Currently same-sex sexual activity is prohibited under the Criminal Code 1960, which criminalises acts of ‘unnatural carnal knowledge’. This provision carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment. Only men are criminalised under this […]
Conference is clear that public services in the UK could not exist without migrant workers. At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, different petitions were raised calling on the government to scrape the payment of NHS surcharge by migrant workers. In October 2020, the government agreed that those migrant workers who were not on a […]
Conference notes that there are a disproportionate number of newly qualified Black social workers failing their post qualification programme. The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) is a 12-month employment-based programme of support and assessment for newly qualified social workers (NQSWs). Participation in the ASYE supports NQSWs to consolidate their degree learning, develop capability, […]
Conference reaffirms that: 1)In employers across our service groups Black members are facing job losses, impaired access to training, discrimination, bullying and restricted career development; 2)For too long employers have made public commitments to tackle race discrimination but have failed to convert words into action; 3)The best way to deliver race equality in public services […]
The Widen Windrush campaign was initiated by the Movement for Justice, and supported by at least 17 MP�s including Janet Daby MP, Eleanor Smith MP and David Lammy MP. National Black Members and National Delegates Conference of 2018 both also agreed policy supporting this campaign as part of the fight for Windrush justice. The campaign […]
The Widen Windrush campaign was initiated by the Movement for Justice, and supported by at least 17 MP�s including Janet Daby MP, Eleanor Smith MP and David Lammy MP. National Black Members and National Delegates Conference of 2018 both also agreed policy supporting this campaign as part of the fight for Windrush justice. The campaign […]
Employment is a fundamental part of people�s lives. Employment provides access to income, housing, health, education, etc. Employment is also a significant underpinning factor for cohesive and integrated communities. Despite decades of legislation and policies aimed at tackling racial discrimination and inequality in the workplace, unemployment rates in Scotland are still significantly higher for non-white […]
Employment is a fundamental part of people�s lives. Employment provides access to income, housing, health, education, etc. Employment is also a significant underpinning factor for cohesive and integrated communities. Despite decades of legislation and policies aimed at tackling racial discrimination and inequality in the workplace, unemployment rates in Scotland are still significantly higher for non-white […]
Employment is a fundamental part of people�s lives. Employment provides access to income, housing, health, education, etc. Employment is also a significant underpinning factor for cohesive and integrated communities. Despite decades of legislation and policies aimed at tackling racial discrimination and inequality in the workplace, unemployment rates in Scotland are still significantly higher for non-white […]
Conference, when a child goes missing in this country, the first thing a parent or carer will do is call 999. We get quick action from the police, along with our community who will get together. But some countries may not have the quick response the way we do. So unfortunately, vital time may be […]
Conference, when a child goes missing in this country, the first thing a parent or carer will do is call 999. We get quick action from the police, along with our community who will get together. But some countries may not have the quick response the way we do. So unfortunately, vital time may be […]
Conference, when a child goes missing in this country, the first thing a parent or carer will do is call 999. We get quick action from the police, along with our community who will get together. But some countries may not have the quick response the way we do. So unfortunately, vital time may be […]
Conference notes the report by the Office for National Statistics on �Ethnicity Pay Gaps in Great Britain: 2018� produced for the first time in July 2019. Conference notes that earlier research eg. by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2017 and by the Resolution Foundation in 2018 shows that the ethnicity pay gap is […]
Conference notes the report by the Office for National Statistics on �Ethnicity Pay Gaps in Great Britain: 2018� produced for the first time in July 2019. Conference notes that earlier research eg. by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2017 and by the Resolution Foundation in 2018 shows that the ethnicity pay gap is […]