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Centre for Labour and Social Studies report: Labour Market Realities 2018 – Workers on the Brink

8 March 2018

Over a third of the entire working population state that they do not earn enough to keep up with the basic cost of living.

This from the February 2018 report (pdf) from the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) on the state of the UK labour market.

The report finds:

Amongst those aged 18 to 24 and 25 to 34, 39% and 44% respectively are struggling to make ends meet
Those earning £20,000 to £39,999 are more likely to think the economy is working badly and even among incomes in excess of £40,000, less than a third think the economy is working well
Over 50% of those employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing want more hours than their employer can currently offer.
Read the full report (PDF).

House of Commons Library briefing paper: Rough sleeping (England)

15 February 2018

‘Relationship breakdown is the largest single trigger of rough sleeping, leading to 42% of male rough sleeping’.

This is according to the February 2018 briefing paper (pdf) from the House of Commons Library. This paper provides background information on the problem of rough sleeping in England, and outlines Government policy on this issue.

The paper finds:

The most recent statistics published on 25 January 2018 recorded a 169% increase in the number of people sleeping rough in England since 2010
Among women, 35% slept rough after leaving home to escape domestic violence
Rough sleeping is at its most severe in London.
Read the full report (pdf).

Human Rights Watch report: World Report 2018

13 February 2018

Despite allegations of serious abuse in immigration detention centers, the UK
persisted in not imposing a maximum time limit for immigration detention, and
continued to detain asylum-seeking and migrant children.

This is from the January 2018 report (pdf) from the Human Rights Watch (HRW). World Report 2018 is their 28th annual review of human rights
practices around the globe.

The report summarises key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2016 through November 2017.

The report finds:

Germany over the past year made headlines when the Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right party to enter its parliament in decades
Despite a strong tradition of protecting civil and political rights, Australia has serious unresolved human rights problems. Australia continued in 2017 to hold asylum seekers who arrived by boat on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and on the island nation of Nauru, where conditions are abysmal
Bahrain’s human rights situation continued to worsen in 2017. Authorities shut down the country’s only independent newspaper and the leading secular-left opposition political society.
In Bangladesh, civil society groups faced pressure from both state and non-state actors, including death threats and attacks from extremist groups.

Read the full report (pdf).

Human Rights Consortium report: Rights at Risk – Brexit, Human Rights and Northern Ireland

13 February 2018

‘EU and EEA migrants living in Northern Ireland are facing high levels of fear and uncertainty around their status and rights in the aftermath of Brexit’.

This is according to the January 2018 report (pdf) from the Human Rights Consortium on the human rights implications of Brexit in Northern Ireland.

Scottish Government OSLA and Scottish Refugee Council: Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2018 – 2022

22 January 2018

The Scottish Government, COSLA and the Scottish Refugee Council have launched a strategy to support refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland’s communities.

New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy (pdf), published in January 2018, aims to coordinate the efforts of organisations involved in supporting refugees and asylum seekers.

Home Affairs Committee report: Immigration Policy, Basis for Building Consensus

22 January 2018

‘Integration is immensely important but is not embedded in immigration policy’ says a January 2018 report (pdf) from the Home Affairs Committee.

This report sets out five key areas, where they believe reforms are needed to build consent around a fair, principled and effective immigration policy in the UK.

Equality and Human Rights Commission report: How Well is the UK Performing on Disability Rights?

19 January 2018

The UK should act upon the UN Committee’s recommendations, and this should be done with the full involvement of disabled people and their organisations.

This is from the EHRC’s January 2018 report on the UK’s work on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Liberty report: Bringing rights home? What’s at Stake for Rights in the Incorporation of EU Law After Brexit

18 January 2018

“Leaving the EU need not – and should not – result in ordinary people losing existing rights.”

This is from the January 2018 report (pdf) from Liberty on the potential implications of Brexit on human rights.

The UK in a Changing Europe report: Brexit and Public Opinion

13 January 2018

‘The referendum brought to the fore many of the social, political and economic divides in the UK that had long gone unaddressed or even unnoticed.’

This is from the January 2018 report (pdf) from the UK in a Changing Europe on Brexit and Public Opinion.

British Academy report: “If You Could Do One Thing…”

10 January 2018

‘Social integration is a two-way process’, says the Chair of the British Academy project, Professor Anthony Heath CBE FBA.

This is from the December 2017 report from the British Academy on promoting social integration in the UK.

Category: Poverty and Exclusion

Centre for Labour and Social Studies report: Labour Market Realities 2018 – Workers on the Brink

House of Commons Library briefing paper: Rough sleeping (England)

Human Rights Watch report: World Report 2018

Scottish Government OSLA and Scottish Refugee Council: Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2018 – 2022

Liberty report: Bringing rights home? What’s at Stake for Rights in the Incorporation of EU Law After Brexit

The UK in a Changing Europe report: Brexit and Public Opinion

British Academy report: “If You Could Do One Thing…”

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