News & Events2010|2009
Romanian workers reveal true cost of beauty
17-12-2009
The BBC has learned that Romanian workers are selling cosmetics for well below the minimum wage, in a major high street stores throughout the UK. Recruited by an agency called Inspire the UK, staff sign a contract that describes them as 'self employed'. Read more...
FREE Training Workshops in Polish and Romanian Languages
24-10-2009
UR4Jobs together with H&S Outreach Team and Portabelo Training organise a new seession of free training workshops in Polish and Romanian. Health & Safety in the Workplace will be delivered in Polish on Monday 26 October, hours 14.00-16.00, and Employment Law,&..
Hard-working East Europeans bring luck to Great Britain
12-10-2009
Tory MP Damian Green said Britain had been "really lucky as a country" that the big, unplanned influx of migrants from Eastern Europe that had happened in the past few years had been "hard working and respectable" people. "We want to attract more th..
Fry's fears over Tories' Anti-Gay Links
08-10-2009
A group of activists wants the Conservatives to disassociate themselves from a right-wing European parliament grouping which it says is homophobic. Jon Snow spoke to Stephen Fry and Tory MEP Charles Tannock
Central & East European traditions become UNESCO World Heritage
05-10-2009
Romanian traditional song, Doina, together with the Hungarian masked carnival, Bulgarian Nestinarstvo and Estonian Seto polyphonic singing have been inscribed in September 2009 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In September ..
Foreign investors move to Romania in search of cheap labour
16-07-2009
Foreign investors are fleeing from Poland, warns Rzeczpospolita, which reports that plants are being closed down and employees are being dismissed. One of the companies which is taking such action is Takata-Petri, a producer of parts for the automotive sector, which is moving to ..
The Big Lunch - Ravenscourt Park - Sunday 19th July 2009
16-07-2009
The Upper Room will be serving soup and bigos (the Polish National dish of cabbage and sausage) at 'The Big Lunch' in Ravenscourt Park this Sunday at 12.00 nonn onwards. Find out more by going to www.thebiglunch.com and searching for W6 0UJ
Numbers of Street Homeless in London increases by 15%
09-07-2009
After several years of small increases, homelessness jumped by 15% in the last year, according to official figures. Eastern Europeans, who have lost jobs and have fewer means of social support, now constitute nearly one in seven of those living without permanent shelter. Click he..
Amnesty International tars Poland over abortion access
27-06-2009
Amnesty International recently issued its 2009 survey of what it considers to be the state of human rights throughout the world. Of particular interest to social conservatives is Amnesty's continued campaign to advance a "right" to abortion globally. click here to..
Amnesty International's report on Womens Human Rights
27-06-2009
Violence against women and girls is pandemic. At least one out of every 3 women has been beaten, co-erced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Read the full report here.
Immigration Matters - NEW Skills Shortage List Published
27-06-2009
New Government-approved shortage occupation lists for Tier 2 of the Points Based System The UK Border Agency has published the latest approved shortage occupation lists for Tier 2 of the points-based System, largely following recommendations by the Migration Advisory Commi..
Poland: UK Ambassador's support for gay rights applauded
20-06-2009
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the TUC have welcomed the British Ambassador to Poland Ric Todd's recent work in promoting gay rights in his posting country - Poland. Click here to read the full story. ur4jobs is pleased to carry the Terence Higgin..
Multilingual Self-Employment Information Workshops on MONDAY 22nd June 2009 at ur4jobs (The Upper Room) 14.30 – 16.30.
10-06-2009
Self-Employment Information Workshops
Multilingualism: a policy for uniting Europeans- a lecture with Leonard Orban
02-06-2009
"We are celebrating the creativity and the diversity while we are trying to become united."Languages are a bridge to other peoples and cultures and can improve the individual’s life chances. But do we value them enough?The EU Commissioner in charge of multilingual..
Every person who is a resident of an EU member state is entitled to vote in the European elections
26-05-2009
Andy Slaughter MP and Foreign Secretary David Miliband MP meet members of The Upper Room - Cecilia Seres, A2 Specialist Support Worker, Radu Tutuianu, Employment coordinator and Elvis Zeidinis, Volunteer Worker - a community group for those seeking work or accommodati..
East-European Forum at the Upper Room, Friday 22 May
11-05-2009
The Upper Room, British charity based in London , has the pleasure to invite you to the first East-European Forum, on Friday 22nd of May, at 5 pm, at St. Saviour’s Church, Cobbold Road, W12 9LN . All those interested in East European work-base issues are welcomed. ..
"Strangers into Citizens” Rally
04-05-2009
It’s amazing to see so many different people walking together through the same goal. It is – probably – the most edifying image of how this world should be: a place where we should be equal and united, having the same rights, no matter what color is our skin, wh..
Hugs not Drugs! Chris Arnot meets Judge Justin Philips at West London Drug Court
25-04-2009
He prefers rugby shirt and trainers to wig and gown, gives his mobile number to 'clients' and claims a high success rate for one of the first drug courts in the country. Chris Arnot meets Justin Philips, a most unusual judge. Click here to read more
Government extends the Workers Registration Scheme for a further 2 years
14-04-2009
The Government has decided to extend the Workers Registation scheme for a further 2 years. This is a blow to the many groups have campaigned long and hard for it to be either modified or abolished. Click here to read the press realese from Homeless Link, the..
How to spot a fake job offer
14-04-2009
Immigration Matters offer a 10 point guide for spotting a bogus job offer. Whilst enjoying the Easter break you may find among your many unsolicited emails a wonderful job offer in the UK. Unless you are in the type of profession where headhunting is common, you should treat such..
Catholic Project helps migrants find work and make London their home
28-03-2009
http://www.catholiccourier.com/tmp1.cfm?nid=76&articleid=106266
Peter Mandleson: Brits won't do Euro Jobs
11-03-2009
Peter Mandelson claims that British workers are 'unable or unwilling' to do jobs which are readily snapped up by Central and Eastern European Workers.
Support for Migrant Entrepreneurship in 2009
31-01-2009
MRN (Migrants Rights Network) is taking part in a two-year project which launched in November 2008, aiming to produce an online training resource for migrants wishing to start up their own businesses within the EU. For the project launch press release please visit our websit..
Event to help Polish Workers to get a better deal
27-01-2009
Event geared for getting a better deal for Polish workers The TUC’s Vulnerable Workers Project (VWP) and the Federation of Poles in Great Britain, with support from Primus Personnel, have come together to organise an event to help Polish workers get their full ..
Immigration Matters January Newsletter
07-01-2009
If you thought 2008 was a tough year for migrant workers, brace yourself for an even rougher ride in 2009. A strict new points-based system, now in place for highly skilled and skilled workers, Tier 4 for students looming and a global recession all point to another bad year..