ORGANISING MIGRANT WORKERS

GMB in West Wiltshire

A Case Study

A8 Countries joined the EU in May 2004

• Czech Republic• Estonia• Hungary• Latvia• Lithuania• Poland• Slovakia• Slovenia

Worker registrations since May 2004

989085

Employment in West Wiltshire

• Agriculture 1100• Mining 100• Manufacturing 10800• Energy 300• Construction 3800• Retail 11000• Hotels/catering 2700• Transport, storage 3700• Finance 1300• Real estate 6200• Public Admin 5600• Education 4300• Health and social work 5100• Others 2400

GMB Membership 2005-09

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Southern Region

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Employers with GMB Recognition

• ULN (UK) Ltd

• Airsprung Beds Ltd

• Lyons Seafood

Trowbridge June 2007

GMB recruitment of Migrant Workers in Wiltshire

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Consolidation

Employer 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

ULN UK 0 2 5 5 5 3

Lyons 0 0 3 2 10 11

Airsprung 0 2 1 21 8 25

Greenfield sites

Employer 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

PBB 0 0 1 29 12 16

PEL 0 0 0 9 11 11

TST 0 0 0 2 24 13

Branch Recruitment q1 q2 q1 q2

AYLESFORD 2 1 NORTH KENT ENGINEERING 0 1

BOURNEMOUTH 3 4 PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT 1 3

CARSHALTON 1 1 PLYMOUTH HEALTH 4 1

CINQUE PORTS 0 1 PORTSMOUTH GENERAL 1 1

COBBS WOOD & DISTRICT 4 3 PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS (SOUTHERN) 4 0

CORNWALL COUNCIL 1 0 S.E. LONDON GENERAL & KENT 3 1

CROYDON 6 5 SECURITY 8 3

DUNGENESS ELECTRICITY 0 1 SOMERSET GENERAL 4 9

EAST BERKS HEALTH DISTRICT 1 1 SOUTH EAST TRANSPORT 0 1

EXETER 1 1 SOUTH LONDON UNIVERSITIES 0 1

GATWICK 5 8 SOUTH WEST GENERAL 0 1

GREENWICH AMBULANCE 3 0 SOUTHAMPTON 3 4

ISLE OF WIGHT 0 1 SOUTHAMPTON (CFTA) 0 1

JERSEY 0 1 SOUTHAMPTON 1. 641 0 1

KENT COUNTY 0 1 SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE BRANCH 15 8

L.B. BEXLEY 1 0 SPEARPOINT 0 1

L.B. GREENWICH 0 1 SURREY COUNTY 1 7

L.B. LAMBETH 1 2 SUSSEX 7 5

L.B. LEWISHAM 1 2 THAMES VALLEY 8 13

L.B. SOUTHWARK 2 5 THANET & EAST KENT 2 3

L.B. WANDSWORTH GENERAL 4 0 TIVERTON & TAUNTON 1 0

LONDON & S.E. OF ENGLAND GAS 0 1 TORBAY GENERAL 1 1

LONDON SOUTH WEST GENERAL 2 2 WAREHOUSE (ASDA) DARTFORD 3 2

MEDWAY GENERAL 0 1 WILTSHIRE & SWINDON 47 25

MIGRANT WORKERS WESSEX MH1 68 181 WIMBLEDON 17 5

NUMATIC INTERNATIONAL 2 0