IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Women to be deported for having children.

Socialist Challenge No. 142, 10 April 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 397 words

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MIGRANT women who work in hotels, hospitals, and private homes as resident domestics and chambermaids face the threat of immediate expulsion from Britain.

Their 'crime' is to have concealed the fact that they BeTT chilaren they came to Britain.

The Home Office decided that women in this category WelC immigrants' MaTCh Now me on! of Appeal has ruled that a resident domestic worker who entered this country while she had of deception whether or not she was aware that these facts had Women employed mas an comesar. workers earn on average £50 per week before deductions for board Earnings Survey they are often for extra pay. Restrictions are far greater than British women WIR tolerale. agencies therefore recruit overseas, especially in the Philippines, Latin America, Portugal. and Morocco The Migrant Action Group sites evidence to show FILIPINO nurses — now facing deportation that it is the agencies not the women no rive inhuman rules. On 30 March 300 filipinos sent a telegram noll Secretary expressing their horror at the deportations which the court ruling now makes likely.

Labour movement bodies and WORCH Y organisations shone co likewise. Report available Migrants Action Group, Charlton Street. London NW1. Price 40p plus postage.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE HEADMASTER SACKED Hillingdon teacher Dave Potter, who made national headlines after being suspended for distributing Nazi League leaflets in school, has lost his appeal against unfair dismissal.

After deliberating for four has upheld Hillingdon education authority's decis .101 " Sacl probationary studies teache Mellow Lane School, Hayes Potter, an SWP member, told the tribunal: that the authority had tried to disguise its dislike of his left-wing views and activities as local NUT scorcialy claiming that failed reach acceptable teaching ards.

He was suspended after government TOSSOM School, Uxbridge. A National Front candidate was standing time, and NF stickers and leaflets appeared the school In his final term at his last school Mellow • Lane Dave Potter was harassed to such an extent that he was the subject of 16 reports and 2 visits by advisers in just sever weeks. In fact at one lesson no fewer than three educational advisers sat in.

This was despite the fact that thredomationato for first recommendation voter's ansmissa 1978 was overturned by the Department of Education a are even

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GREENWAY SCHOOL DAVE POTTER — sacked for handing out ANL leaflets in a politics lesson

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