Exposing the atrocious working conditions in garment factories in Leicester shocked the nation, but this is no isolated incident: BAME labour is systemically exploited in the UK. Embed from Getty Images Leicester garment factories in the spotlight A report by Labour Behind the Label exposed garment factories in Leicester, primarily working for online fast fashion …
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15 Jul 2019 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
Destroyed and displaced: how gentrification is killing minority communities
Gentrification is increasing throughout London and marginalised minority residents are at special risk. The communities they have created, the dynamic culture that London is known for and the social wellbeing of society’s most vulnerable, including women and children, is threatened by rising rents and crowding out. JAN Trust was created from the needs of these …
31 Jan 2018 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
Breaking down the language barrier in immigrant families
ESOL services are a vital part of successful integration for many immigrant families, with these services in increasing jeopardy, it will be women and children who will suffer the most. Embed from Getty Images For first generation immigrants, coming to the UK to build a life and raise a family can contain various complications. …
30 Aug 2017 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
Grenfell Tower: for how long will we ignore society’s most vulnerable?
In our society, it seems that some lives matter more than others. Vulnerable and disadvantaged people who have merely been born in the wrong place or situation suffer for circumstances they cannot control. When will we stop ignoring the parts our population that needs our help the most? The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower is …
23 Nov 2016 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
Let’s talk about the far-right.
“Britain first, Britain will always be first” and “I am a political activist,” are the words which burst forth from Thomas Mair’s mouth as he stabbed Labour MP Jo Cox; a humanitarian, campaigner and mother of two children, to death in the street in Birstall, West Yorkshire. These words make unequivocally clear what was initially …