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Introduction | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. Women have always worked, whether in paid jobs, or in the home, and often in both. But their work is generally unrecognised and undervalued. Today, women comprise nearly half of the UK’s workforce. While there have been many important changes in recent decades, there are many continuities in the issues women workers face in the workplace. This is a myth, and we now have evidence that women’s paid work has a long history dating back to even before the industrial revolution. Post Worl...

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Types of migrants | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. This section looks at the main categories of migrants and the types of migration. In the contemporary world. Migrants tend to move across different categories as their circumstances and that of their home countries change. People migrate for many reasons, including economic, political, environmental factors, or to join a family member. This section explores these categories through case studies of real life migrants. Environmental migrants are people who are forced to migrate from o...

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Migration | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. Most inhabitants of the British Isles can trace their origins elsewhere, as can many people living in other parts of the world. British culture and society is the result of centuries of interactions between different groups who migrated and settled here. A history of migration. Migration has profoundly shaped the nature of the world we live in and continues to do so today. This section presents different approaches that have been used to understand people's migration decisions.

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19th and early 20th century | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. 19th and early 20th century. 19th and early 20th century. Women and work in the 19th century. Women and work in the 19th century. Women in Victorian England had no choice but to work in order to help support their families. They worked either in factories, or in domestic service for richer households or in family businesses. Many women also carried out home-based work. Examine the data contained in the table which was collected from Wolverhampton during the census. Women's work was ...

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Map of major South Asian migration flows | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. Map of major South Asian migration flows. Map of major South Asian migration flows. Indentured labour from South Asia. Flows of twice/thrice migrants. Pre-1947 South Asian migration to the UK. Post-1947 South Asian migration to the UK. Post-1947 migration to the Middle-East. Post-1947 migration to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Website build and design by GreenNet. Comics and Workbooks are products of Matters of the Earth.

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Rights and Responsibilities | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. Overview of rights and responsibilities at work. This section presents an overview of the key rights and responsibilities of workers in the UK, many of which are guaranteed by law. Claiming rights: Role of trade unions in the UK. A trade union is an organisation made up of members who are workers. The main aim of a trade union is to protect the interests of its members. This section outlines the history of trade unions in the UK and their role in advancing workers' rights. Workers&#...

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Striking Out | Striking Women

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Skip to main content. Striking Out' tells the story of two groups of South Asian women workers who came to Britain, following very different migration journeys. They took part in struggles for workers’ rights at Grunwick (1976-1978) and at Gate Gourmet (2005). Grunwick was a photo processing plant in Brent, North London. The dispute took place between 1976 and 1978. The events of this famous strike and the background of the women workers who took part in it are explored here. The Gate Gourmet Dispute.