Perspectives: Reflections from MPS’ first Labour Migration Event
By Dr Donald Macaskill, CEO, Scottish Care This blog was first published on the Scottish Care website. Migration and social care in Scotland: time to start again. I was fortunate to be able to attend a conference held by the organisation Migration Policy Scotland this past week. Migration Policy Scotland is a relatively new organisation, founded by […]
Perspectives: Reflecting on the MPS Lived Experience Discovery Session
By Mariam Tuma, Participation and Development Officer, JustRight Scotland More and more organisations throughout the world are adopting a coproduction strategy which relies on the incorporation of Lived Experience Panels into decision-making and organisational structure. The idea is that, by including the voices of those who organisations serve, organisations can make better informed decisions, increase […]
Perspective: Who picks your fruit? And more importantly who represents them in policy spaces?
By Caroline Robinson, Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation Expert From Summer 2020-early 2021 I led research with seasonal horticultural workers in Scotland on the UK’s new ‘Seasonal Workers Pilot.’ We found a significant threat to workers on the pilot of human trafficking for forced labour and a concerning lack of workplace oversight or worker representation. […]
Perspective: UK Labour Immigration Post-Brexit: Local Authorities’ Experiences as Employers
By Stuart Bain, Cosla Migration Policy Scotland co-ordinated this event, hosted by COSLA, for Local Authority Human Resources practitioners at the sharp end of navigating the UK’s labour immigration rules following EU exit. Led by Sarah Kyambi, Director, Migration Policy Scotland, the event was delivered virtually and was well attended with Heads of HR and […]
Perspective: MPS Launches
By Rebecca Ferguson-Grant, MPS Events Officer Supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Shared Ground Fund, Migration Policy Scotland (MPS) is an independent think tank, founded by Dr Sarah Kyambi to promote a constructive approach to migration. MPS launched on 29 October. After a year and a half of endless Zoom meetings, people were excited to meet […]
