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22 June 2009

Belfast City Hall, Thursday 2 July 2009, 1pm

The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is hosting a major rally next Thursday to protest at the recent series of racist attacks aimed at migrant workers from Romania, Poland and India.

The rally will also highlight the plight of migrant workers who are facing other threats to their well being, from exploitative employers or others that seek to take advantage of their needs.

This rally is expressing public solidarity with all workers who face attacks and exploitation The rally is also demanding a structured response from politicians, government agencies to work together with local and migrant community representatives to adequately represent and protect these working people who find themselves at the bottom rungs of the labour market.