THE GUARDIAN: People in Poland and Portugal thinking of coming to work in the east of England are being given the chance to find out more about the region and prepare for life there.
The Migrant Gateway website has been developed by the East of England Development Agency and will be launched next Monday at a TUC conference on ways to enable refugees and migrant workers to progress in the labour market.
The website has been developed to provide better information – one of the key recommendations in research carried out for the agency in 2005, which found that several companies in the east of England could not survive without the skills provided by migrant workers, yet many such workers have inadequate access to basic support, such as information on rights, childcare, finance and services.
Migrant workers in the east of England contribute £360m to the regional economy, according to EEDA. New website helps migrants prepare for life in England (more) By Jane Dudman
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