A new survey is to examine the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious minority people to highlight the issues they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic. The Evidence for Equality National Survey (Evens) will document the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain. It will ask participants about employment, finance, education, economic wellbeing, health, housing, policing, identity and experiences of discrimination and racism. The project is led by the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) with researchers from the Universities of St Andrews, Manchester, and Sussex, and will run until May 2021. The research, which its founders say is the “first and largest survey of its kind”, is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
A new survey is to examine the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious minority people to highlight the issues they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Evidence for Equality National Survey (Evens) will document the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain.
It will ask participants about employment, finance, education, economic wellbeing, health, housing, policing, identity and experiences of discrimination and racism.
The project is led by the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) with researchers from the Universities of Manchester, St Andrews and Sussex, and will run until May 2021.
The research, which its founders say is the “first and largest survey of its kind”, is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Skilled Commonwealth migrants still facing unlawful deportation Diane Taylor
Dozens of highly skilled migrants from Commonwealth countries are still facing deportation almost two years after the court of appeal ruled the Home Office was acting unlawfully in refusing them leave to remain, according to a new report.
In 2018, MPs and immigration experts criticised the use of the controversial section 322(5) of the Immigration Act, which was designed in part to tackle terrorists and individuals judged to be a threat to national security.
The act was used to accuse highly skilled migrants, including teachers, doctors, scientists and engineers, of lying in their applications – either for making minor and legal amendments to their tax records, or having discrepancies in declared income.
TORONTO As Canada roll outs the first COVID-19 vaccines to front-line workers, pride is washing over the Filipino community. But advocates say a true show of appreciation would involve the government doing more to protect them. Three of the first five people in the country to be inoculated were Filipino-Canadian, but thatâs hardly a surprise as, for decades, this community has been an integral part of Canadaâs health care system. When he was receiving his inoculation last week, registered practical nurse Lucky Aguila admitted he wasnât thinking of the significance to the Filipino community. âBut Iâm honoured to be one of the first,â told CTVNews.ca on Wednesday. Back in May, he began working in the Rekai Centre long-term care homes in Toronto â thrown into the middle of an outbreak.
The government’s focus now is probably on rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available, and not on opening additional Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities. It seems unlikely that large numbers of migrants will be allowed back until the pandemic is over. Predicting the future Let’s anticipate that – beginning sometime next year – people won’t need to be quarantined, either because they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19, or because they tested negative before they boarded a plane to New Zealand. Ideally, both. So, who gets to board the plane first? I predict that sometime in 2021, New Zealand will reinstate visa-free travel for tourists and visitors from countries including Australia, the US, Japan, South Korea and most of Europe.