Evesham

Question 1

Migrant conditions

Answer 1

No running water + sleeping in containers
23% of Polish in ‘tied’ accommodation by employer (substandard)
But responsibility with local council

Question 2

Education

Answer 2

56% increase in non-English first language pupils since 2003
Evesham’s Catholic school hired polish speaking TA
Adult English lessons need minimum class sizes - difficult

Question 3

Councils

Answer 3

Undercount migrants - don’t include business addresses (farms) or seasonal workers (stay for <1 year)
Charities more focused on city based refugees - less funding from govt

Question 4

Resilience

Answer 4

More migrants staying since better for families
Setting up Polish Association
Teaches housing and laws - pressure on services from lack of understanding, not from numbers (of migrants)

Question 5

Laws

Answer 5

Gang masters must submit agreements to protect workers

Can’t charge >£31 for accommodation, based on min wage

Question 6

Jobs

Answer 6

Migrants take jobs that locals don’t want - 6am shifts in food packing factories
More competition for rental and social housing - low supply of housing for 1st time buyers

Question 7

European migrants

Answer 7

Do essential jobs - veg picking (prevalent farming)
Revitalise remote rural - helps ageing population
But abuse benefits + send remittances home — less reinvested in local economy

Question 8

Evesham problems

Answer 8

600 extra migrants in shipping containers

Not inspected since ‘tied’ accommodation