Great Britain: the union confederation TUC warns employers on the security of immigrant workers

Because of a bad English, an ignorance of their rights and a lack of training on security at work, some immigrant workers are much more vulnerable to illnesses, injuries, or even deadly accidents. To such an extent that the union confederation TUC has just published a guide destined to employers on this topic. (Ref. 070638)
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Employers and unions are aimed at by the union confederation’s new guide concerning immigrant workers’ security. Because of language hardships and a low understanding of the British labour culture, they need extra help to guarantee their security on the workplace. The guide wants to draw attention on the long hours an important number of immigrant workers do, increasing the risk of accidents because of tiredness; on a limited comprehension of English, which prevents them from knowing security r

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