Links
Asylum Seeker & Refugee Related Issues
Actors For Refugees - Aims to influence community attitudes towards asylum seekers through theatre production
http://www.iceandfire.co.uk/actorsforrefugees/index.html
Children's Legal Centre - The Children's Legal Centre an independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people.
www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Equalities and Human Rights Commission - The new commission is set up to work towards eliminating discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society. http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/Pages/default.aspx
European Council on Refugees and Exiles - ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles) is a pan-European network of refugee-assisting non-governmental organisations that promotes a humane and generous European asylum policy.
www.ecre.org
UK Border Agency- The Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) is part of the Home Office and aims to manage immigration in the interests of Britain's security, economic growth and social stability.
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
International Organisation for Migration - IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
www.iom.int
Refugee Action VOLUNTARY RETURN PROGRAMME
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in UK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is an international agency mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems world-wide.
www.unhcr.org.uk
Refugee Council - The Refugee Council is one of the largest organisations in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. They give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Voluntary Sector Refugee Network East of England (VSRN-EE) - an independent network of voluntary organisations and community groups working with refugees and asylum seekers in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk
www.vsrn-ee.org.uk
New national information portal for migrant workers.The new national information portal for migrant workers (www.myukinfo.com) was launched in London on 11 June 2009. Richard Ellis, Chair of EEDA hosted the event, which was attended by representatives from regional migrant worker organisations from across the UK and the Polish Embassy’s Commercial Attache. The portal consists of 600 pages in 3 languages. Further languages will be added later this year. myUKinfo.com has opportunities for partners to get involved through advertising, sponsorship and linking to the site. For more information email info@myukinfo.com
The Commission for Rural Communities - The Commission for Rural Communities has published a briefing on A8 Migrant Workers in Rural Areas.
Communities and Local Government (CLG) - The CLG website includes information about migrants and their contribution to the economy of the United Kingdom through employment
http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) - The BERR website provides information for employers and businesses. Including information on working in the UK visit www.berr.gov.uk/
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - The DWP website provides regular statistical updates on migrant workers. Including information on National Insurance Number Allocations to Overseas Nationals entering the UK.
www.dwp.gov.uk
International Labour Organisation (ILO) - The ILO is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights.
www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
Job Centre Plus - Job Centre Plus provides information and services for employers and employees.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Amnesty International - www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International UK - www.amnesty.org.uk
Asylum Aid - www.asylumaid.org.uk
City of Sanctuary is a new initiative to build a culture of hospitality and welcome for asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield - http://www.cityofsanctuary.com/
East of England Development Agency - www.eeda.org.uk
European Council on Refugees and Exiles - www.ecre.org
Electronic Immigration Index - www.ein.org.uk
Gangmasters Licensing Authority-http://www.gla.gov.uk/
Guardian Newspaper-archive of articles and features on refugees in Britain - www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Refugees_in_Britain/
Human Rights Watch - www.hrw.org
Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK - www.icar.org.uk
Institute of Public Policy Research - www.ippr.org.uk
Institute of Race Relations - www.irr.org.uk
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants - www.jcwi.org.uk
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture - www.torturecare.org.uk
Moving Here - http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
National Children’s Bureau: http://www.ncb.org.uk/
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns - www.ncadc.org.uk
Office for Immigration Service Commissioner - www.oisc.gov.uk
Oxfam information on asylum seekers in the UK - www.oxfam.org.uk
Praxis - http://www.praxis.org.uk/
Qualifications and curriculum Authority - www.qca.org.uk
Red Cross - www.redcross.org.uk
Refugee Council - www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Refugees Into Business - http://www.refugeesintobusiness.org.uk/
Refugees and Overseas Qualified Health Professionals into Employment in Health and Social Care - www.rose.nhs.uk
RESPECT - www.respectrefugees.org
Save the Children - www.savethechildren.org.uk
Scottish Asylum Seekers Consortium - www.asylumscotland.org.uk
Scottish Refugee Council - www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society - http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/
The Refugee Studies Centre - www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
UNIQUE - www.unicef.org/crc
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in UK - www.unhcr.org.uk/
Women’s Refugee Commission - www.womenscommission.org
Partnership Development Project of MENTER
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