South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group. We take action for all migrants' rights and against racism. Follow us at https://xitter.cf/t.co/UcuHHbrIaQ
South Yorkshire, UK
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Tomorrow
Saturday 24th in #Sheffield
Following the far-right intimidation in Darnall, let’s come together to reject racism and fascism. And stand for a city where refugees are safe and welcome
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📷 Devonshire Green
📷 Saturday 24 October
📷 11:30am
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The answer is to a) retain ILR at 5 years as was promised to these workers, b) end the tie to a single employer which just facilitates abuse, and c) radically improve pay and conditions in care so there isn't a huge supply gap in UK labour.
Exclusive:
Shabana Mahmood is fighting a rearguard action to save her migration reforms in the face of mounting public criticism from cabinet colleagues
The home secretary is under pressure to water down her plans to make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence
Andy Burnham, the prime minister, is considering exempting care workers from plans to extend the qualifying period for claiming indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from five years to 15 years
However, the Home Office has argued that the move could backfire because it could lead to an exodus of foreign care workers from their jobs once they gained permanent residence and were no longer bound by the terms of their visas
A senior ally of Mahmood said she retained Burnham’s broad support over the plans: “Andy has been on Shabana’s side throughout this row over ILR. He is holding the line.”
thetimes.com/article/1a6e1a3…
Taxed but not allowed to work!
#LiftTheBan
refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-i…
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🚨 UNISON's meeting with the home secretary was cancelled after a migrant worker was barred from attending.
@AndreaEganGS explains why she refused to meet without the workers directly affected by the government's proposals.
Read her latest blog ⬇️
buff.ly/uCGldZY
ALT Why UNISON's planned meeting with the home secretary didn't happen.
ALT "I consider it both cowardly and politically inexplicable that a Labour cabinet minster would refuse to engage directly with workers in the firing line of their proposals." Andrea Egan, UNISON general secretary, via the UNISON blog.
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Remembering the formidable anti-racist campaigner Anwar Ditta.
A working-class Kashmiri woman, she was born in Birmingham and lived in Rochdale, sharing platforms with the likes of Tony Benn and Arthur Scargill and leading numerous anti-deportation campaigns.
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Today, migrant care workers are taking their message directly to Labour conference - keep your promise to the workers who came to the UK to care for our communities.
They'll be joined by @AndreaEganGS and others.
Invest in social care 🩵 Support #FairVisasNow #LabConf26
Join us for the 53rd anniversary of the coup in #Chile.
For those we lost, and for those who are still fighting for Truth and Justice.
Memory as an act of resistance
Together we stand, united in struggle
12th September at 1.30 in #Sheffield S3 8GF
53 years since the fascist coup in Chile.
Decades since South Yorkshire welcomed refugees from Chile.
Now we're delighted to work with Sheffield's Chilean community to mark that solidarity.
#Sheffield event on Saturday September 12th - save the date! #RefugeesWelcome #Chile
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This level of violence against Muslims is completely unacceptable.
Where are the strong condemnations, the emergency meetings, the taskforces to tackle it?
One mosque attacked every 5 days, says Muslim Trust
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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We're honoured to share 'Fragments of Existence': a free resource bringing together powerful testimonies from families and young people living under No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).
These stories demand to be heard.
nrpfintheshadows.com/learn-m…
#NRPF #SocialJustice
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Workers contribute. This is a Refugee Tax. Plain and simple.
Making recognised refugees pay for the privilege of being put in barracks to fund private profiteers who benefit from government generosity.
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They never mention the option of giving us work permits from day one. Because that option doesn’t serve political populism.
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Extorting £10,000 from refugees is a perfect illustration of what this immigration bill is:
Pure performative cruelty.
All it will do is price out recognised refugees - who will live here for the longterm regardless - from becoming citizens & feeling that security & belonging.
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📅Save the date: On July 4th 2026, Radical Pride is coming back...!
ALT A colourful graphic reading save the date saturday 4th july. more info coming soon...sheffield pride 2026
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Report from today’s #solidarity event with care workers who fighting for their rights to dignity and respect covunison.wordpress.com/2026…
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.@Taj_Ali1 "I spoke to a Muslim woman last night who lives in Belfast who said that she knows of a dozen families, mostly Muslim, whose homes had been targeted.. its very important to make clear that this is planned violence, targeted violence against ethnic minority communities"
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A friend just told me they watched a news segment on Belfast and racism wasn’t mentioned once.
For editors out there in any doubt, when all Black people are targeted after the act of one Black person, that’s the definition of racism.
Defend migrants, stop the far right!
11.30am Saturday June 13
Sheffield Town Hall
On June 13 the far right will attempt to march on a hotel in Sheffield housing refugees and people seeking asylum.
Join the counter protest to stop them and show your opposition to racism
This Tuesday 9 June in Sheffield
Solidarity with Sudan: an evening of information, films, food and discussion 🇸🇩
6-8pm; Sheffield Hallam Owen Building, S1 1WB
Book your free ticket here🔽
tickettailor.com/events/shef…
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This is why UNISON opposes proposals to extend the Indefinite Leave to Remain period and calls for a sector-wide visa scheme for migrant workers in the care sector.
EXCLUSIVE: 'This country needed us - why is it changing migration rules to penalise us now?' Care workers trapped by government rule changes speak out.
The current sponsorship system isn't fit for purpose and is open to abuse by exploitative employers.
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