London Coalition Against Poverty

Immigrant Workers Arrested at Olympic Site

The UK Borders Agency (UKBA) has arrested more than 90 people employed at the Olympic construction site between April and November this year.  23 of those workers have been forced to leave the country.  Profit is the priority for the private companies involved, at the expense of the rights of workers.
As the 2012 Olympic Games [...]

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