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Animate Research Compendium

   

 

Issues Facing Migrant Workers and Their Families In Northern Ireland: A Research Compendium of Animate and Partner Research 2004-7

A literature review of project research.

 
Animate Research    
Baselining Exploitation Paper: Animate (2004) Baselining Exploitation of Migrant Workers in the Dungannon, Cookstown & Craigavon Areas (Dungannon: Animate) Published as PDF.  

Survey of Staff Attitudes and Prejudice Towards Migrant Workers:Holder & Khaoury (2005) Racial Attitudes and Prejudice Towards Migrant Workers: A Survey of staff in statutory agencies in the Cookstown, Craigavon and Dungannon Areas. (Dungannon: Animate)
Hard copies also available

 
Craigavon Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment: Animate (2005) Migrant Workers in Craigavon: A Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment Focus Group (Dungannon: Animate)Limited Hard copies also available
Partnership with Craigavon Investing for Health, Craigavon and Banbridge Health and Social Services Trust along with STEP and Health and Social Services Interpreting Service networks
 
Cookstown Health Impact Assessment: Sobieraj, O (2005) Migrant Workers in Cookstown, A Health Impact Assessment Focus Group (Dungannon: Animate) Hard copies also available
Partnership with Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network (CWSAN) and United Hospitals Trust along with STEP and Health and Social Services Interpreting Service networks.
 
Case Studies of Portuguese and Tetum Speakers: Holder & Lanao (eds) (2006) SobreOViver Na IIha Case Studies of Discrimination and Disadvantage for Portuguese Migrant Workers (Dungannon: STEP and Animate) English Partnership with South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) with funding from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Hard copies also available
 
Estudos sobre discriminação na Comunidade Portuguesa:Holder & Lanao (eds) (2006) SobreOViver Na IIha: Estudos sobre discriminação na Comunidade Portuguesa da Irlanda do Norte (Dungannon: STEP and Animate) Portuguese Com O STEP; Patrocínio: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.  

Economic Impact Research: McVeigh & Fisher (2006) An economic impact assessment of inward migration into the Dungannon, Craigavon and Cookstown Council areas (Dungannon: Animate)

Commissioned and independently undertaken by An Dúchán. Published as PDF.

 
     
External Research Links: Web available research
Animate and its project promoter organisations are not responsible for the content of external links.
Partner Research:

South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) www.stepni.org
Sannino & McAliskey (2005) A Pilot Study of the Self-Identified Needs of “Migrant Worker” Populations in the Armagh-Dungannon Area (Dungannon: STEP)

STEP www.stepni.org and Southern Investing for Health Partnership (SHIP) www.southernifh.com
Coleman, C (2007) Black and Minority Ethnic Groups including Migrant Workers Needs Assessment in the Southern (Health Trust) Area (Armagh: SHIP/STEP)

Northern Ireland Housing Executive: www.nihe.gov.uk
NIHE (2006) Mapping Black and Minority Ethnic and Migrant Worker Communities in Northern Ireland (Belfast: Housing Executive)

[Guide to population indicators per district Council Area]

External Local/Regional Research:
Concordia www.concordiapartnership.org
Concordia (2006) Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland A policy Paper (Dungannon: Concordia)
[Umbrella Group for local business (CBI), Trade Union (ICTU-NIC), voluntary sector (NICVA), and agriculture (UFU)]

Institute of Conflict Research: www.conflictresearch.org.uk
Bell, Jarman, & Lefebvre (2004) Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland (Belfast: Institute of Conflict Research)
Betts & Hamilton (2005) New Migrant Communities in East Tyrone (Dungannon: East Tyrone College)
Betts & Hamilton (2006) An Investigation into the Nature, Extent and Effects of Racist Behaviours Experienced by Northern Ireland’s Ethnic Minority Healthcare Staff (Belfast: Institute of Conflict Research)
Jarman, N (2006) Changing patterns and future planning: Migration and Northern Ireland (Belfast: Institute of Conflict Research)

Irish Congress of Trade Unions NIC www.ictuni.org
McVeigh, R (2006) Migrant Workers and Their Families in Northern Ireland: A Trade Union Response (Belfast: ICTU)
Multi-Cultural Resource Centre www.mcrc-ni.org
Soares (2002) Relatório sobre trabalhadores Portugueses na Irlanda do Norte Report on Portuguese Workers (Belfast: Multi-Cultural Resource Centre)

Paul Connolly www.paulconnolly.net
Research Reports on 'Race' and Racism in Northern Ireland

University of Ulster: www.ulster.ac.uk
Borooah & Mangan (2007) Love Thy Neighbour? How much bigotry there is in western countries (Belfast: University of Ulster)

Northern Ireland Government:
Department of Employment and Learning:
www.delni.gov.uk
Labour Market Bulletin 20 December 2006
Migrant Worker Strategy and Action Plan: Devine, T (2006) Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland: Responding to the Challenge Labour Market Bulletin 20 December 2006 Department of Employment & Learning (pp241-248)
Migrant Worker Research: Rogers, D (2006) Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland: What is the Current Position? Labour Market Bulletin 20 December 2006 Department of Employment & Learning pp229-240)

Office of First Minister/Deputy First Minister: www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk
A Racial Equality Strategy for Northern Ireland 2005-2010 (2005) (Belfast: OFMDFM)

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/
Beatty, R Fegan, G & Marshall, D (2006) Long Term International Migration Estimates for Northern Ireland (2004-5)- Sources and Methodology

NISRA (2006) Mid-Year Population Estimates Northern Ireland 2005

Other Selected Research (cited in Animate Compendium):

European Commission / Migration Policy Group
Niessen & Schibel, Y (2004) Handbook on Integration for policy-makers and practitioners

International Labour Organisation http://www.ilo.org/
Various Publications

Institute of Employment Rights: www.ier.org.uk
Ryan, B Ed. (2005) Labour Migration and Employment Rights (London: Institute of Employment Rights)
Institute of Public Policy Research www.ippr.org.uk
Sriskandarajah, Laurence & Reed (2005) Paying their way The fiscal contribution of immigrants in the UK (London: Institute for Public Policy Research)
Institute of Race Relations: www.irr.org.uk
Sivanandan, A (2002) The Contours of Global Racism Institute of Race Relations 26 November 2002
And a range of other reports including Journal: Race and Class
National Action Plan Against Racism in Ireland: www.diversityireland.ie
Planning For Diversity: National Action Plan Against Racism in Ireland (NPAR)(2004) (Dublin: Dept. Justice)

National Consultative Committee on Racism & Interculturalism www.nccri.ie Watt, P & McGaughey, F Eds. (2006) Improving Government Services to Minority Ethnic Groups (Dublin: NCCRI)
And a range of other reports including quarterly Journal: Spectrum

Office for the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights: www.ohchr.org
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families


RSA Migration Commission: www.migrationcommission.org
Migration a Welcome Opportunity: A new way forward by the RSA Migration Commission (2005) Royal Society of Arts November 2005
Stalkers Guide to International Migration
Stalker (2001) No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration (London: New Internationalist/Verso)