Migrant Workers in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and the Humber
This report has been published by the LSC in Yorkshire and Humberside.
Of particular interest in the Report is Section 6.3 on page 66, in which the need to address language issues is asserted as the most important concern for improving the lives of Migrant Workers. In most cases the immediate need is for functional conversational English rather than literary or academic skills.
The Churches Regional Commission plans to hold a series of seminars in the New Year to look at the capacity local Churches may have for establishing conversation groups, to enable Migrant Workers to improve their English language skills.
If anybody is interested in exploring this issue, or if you are aware of
relevant good practice, please let Robert Beard of the CRC know (address below).
Robert Beard
Policy Officer
Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire and the Humber
20 New Market Street
LEEDS
LS1 6DG
telephone: 0113 244 3413
fax: 0113 243 2038
NEW MOBILE: 07954 603 614
email: robert.beard@crc-online.org.uk