UK:The Government of Mobility 2: The (United) Kingdom of workfare versus welfare for migrants Part I‏

Ciao,

I past below another article concerning the government of mobility in EU, particularly in the UK. It is growingly clear that politics enacted against extra-EU migrants are a pattern for the new management of the movements of European citizens. Hi hope therefore that it could be of interest for you all. 

Best

Paola

The Government of Mobility 2: The (United) Kingdom of workfare versus welfare for migrants Part I

by GABRIELLA – Leeds Solidarity Network

From the 10th of November 2014 European Union migrants who have arrived in the UK as jobseekers will only be able to claim «Job Seeker Allowance» (a type of benefit for those out of work) for only 3 months. After that they will have to undergo a «genuine prospect of work» interview and provide evidence of their «employability». This is just the latest of a series of measures introduced by the British «Con-Dem» Government over the past 12 months that restricts access to benefits for migrants from the 30 countries members of the European Economic Area (EEA) (including the EU 27 plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway… Under pressure of growing anti-immigration discourse and economic restraints across Europe, the principle of freedom of movement is becoming increasingly precarious and made conditional on individuals’ capacity to work or to be financially self-sufficient…read more.

http://www.connessioniprecarie.org/2015/01/24/the-government-of-mobility-2-the-united-kingdom-of-workfare-versus-welfare-for-migrants/