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Cambridgeshire Migrant
Worker Resources:

Access to Immigration Advice

Unison members with more than 4 weeks membership, can access a helpline free of charge from the leading provider The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. 

To see what the JCWI can provide, access their site here   

To access this support, call 0800 0 857 857 and ask for an appointment with an immigration lawyer.  The helpline best used for advice relating to immigration rules, visas etc and not for employment related issues being experienced by migrant workers. The helpline will only provide advice not ongoing casework support, your Branch is the best support for employment related issues.

Support Networks

Unison National Migrant Worker Network is an informal group of Unison members with a first generation immigrant background, including overseas and migrant workers,EU settled status workers and workers who have subsequently naturalised as British citizens.  Joining the network, will allow Unison to send you advice directly.  

Click on the image for more information

Other Support Networks

The Migrant community is one which is very supportive of each other. A host of networks have been formed for almost every nationality and community, some Local, some Regional and yet others that have a National influence.  These links will help you identify other
sources of support, please reach out if you are in need.   

Finding Employment

1.  One of the biggest issues and one which it time critical, is finding another job.  There are many reasons why you need to find alternative employment, accessing an employer who has been registered to issue a Certificate of Employment are decreasing.  This data base lists Social Care employers who can issue a CoS.

2.  The internet is a good place to start your search for a new job. The Branch uses the search 'Jobs with certificate of sponsorship'.  If you keep searching, you will find more.  Our search results can be found by clicking the image.  Good Luck!

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