UCU: Defend migrant workers

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes the existence of 'migrant workers' in all grades in colleges and universities. Congress notes that migrant workers are disproportionately employed in lower grades and engaged in work that is more likely to be outsourced.
Congress notes that many migrant workers are organising in trade unions to fight for decent pay and to improve working conditions. These workers face intimidation and victimisation by employers and the use of immigration laws for the purposes of union busting.
Congress agrees that the NEC and the recruitment, organising and campaigning committee (ROCC) discuss how best to work with other campus unions to support the organisation and recruitment of migrant workers. As part of this the NEC should consider how UCU can best work with other trade unions to give financial and logistical support to those activists, campaigns and other unions that are involved in organising migrant workers, particularly organisations such as the Latin American Workers Association and the UBS Cleaners Defence Committee and the Hands of my Workmate campaign.