{"id":17579,"date":"2017-02-21T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=17579"},"modified":"2017-02-21T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:24:54","slug":"hundreds-show-support-migrant-workers-wales-senedd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/21\/hundreds-show-support-migrant-workers-wales-senedd\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds show support for migrant workers in Wales at Senedd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_17582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17582\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17582\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of people formed a circle around the steps of the Senedd\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17582\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of people formed a circle around the steps of the Senedd\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0386-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Hundreds of people formed a human chain of solidarity\u00a0around the steps of the Senedd<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the Senedd yesterday to highlight the contribution migrant workers make to the economy in Wales. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event was organised as part of the One Day Without Us campaign; a day of action across the UK encouraging foreign workers to demonstrate the value of their economic contribution by taking time out of work.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At 1pm, the crowd joined hands in a &#8220;human chain of solidarity&#8221; &#8211; mirroring action in London and other parts of the UK. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The action comes as the House of Lords begins debate on the government\u2019s Article 50 bill, with many calling for a guarantee that EU citizens already living in the UK should retain their right to live in the UK post-Brexit. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a 2016 report by the Welsh Refugee Council, the number of working age non-UK born residents in Wales has increased from 89,000 in the mid-2000s to 149,000 in 2015. This rise brings the estimated percentage of the total workforce in Wales who are born overseas from 5% to 8%. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event\u2019s organiser Eunice Chipachini, 32, is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe who closed her business Nibble Nature for the day to take part in the event.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17586\" style=\"width: 776px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-17586\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Event organiser Eunice Chipachini, 32, closed her business for the day to attend\" width=\"776\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17586\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Event organiser Eunice Chipachini, 32, closed her business for the day to attend\" width=\"776\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0371-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/noscript> Event organiser Eunice Chipachini, 32, closed her business for the day to attend<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are trying to send a message to politicians that it\u2019s not about scapegoating migrants or making them feel dejected,\u201d Eunice said. \u201cIt\u2019s about valuing them. We have settled here and this is our home now.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMigrants work hard, they contribute to the economy, they are entrepreneurial, they are innovative, they are good employees and employers. They are friendly people, so it\u2019s about celebrating migrant contributions and valuing them.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sabina Allen-Kormylo, 52, is originally from Germany and attended the Senedd event with her husband Chris Allen, 57. Chris and Sabina are self employed luthiers and run their business in Merthyr Vale.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17587\" style=\"width: 763px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-17587\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sabina Allen-Kormylo, 52, and Chris Allen, 57, travelled from Merthyr for the event\" width=\"763\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17587\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sabina Allen-Kormylo, 52, and Chris Allen, 57, travelled from Merthyr for the event\" width=\"763\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/IMG_0401-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/noscript> Sabina Allen-Kormylo, 52, and Chris Allen, 57, travelled from Merthyr for the event<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris said: \u201cI think we are anxious to wake the government up to the notion that their current political stance threatens to destroy countless EU families in Britain. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere are literally millions of EU citizens who have come and settled here long ago, married, had children and now they seem to risk deportation. We have no reassurance from the government at all that they won\u2019t be deported. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd this is a dreadful dilemma that is dividing up thousands of families up and down the country.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sabina said: \u201cI feel very angry that the government is leaving us in the lurch, especially people like myself who have lived here for so many years. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd also now that I know that I have to apply, in due course, for permanent residency. I feel like after all this time I am treated almost like a criminal and I have to prove my status in this country.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhian Hawkins, 42, from Merthyr attended the event with her family in native Welsh costume to show support for migrant workers in Wales.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17580\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-17580\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Rhian Hawkins, 42, attended in a Welsh lady outfit to celebrate cultural diversity\" width=\"775\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17580\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Rhian Hawkins, 42, attended in a Welsh lady outfit to celebrate cultural diversity\" width=\"775\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/ODWU-crop1.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/noscript> Rhian Hawkins, 42, attended in a Welsh lady outfit to celebrate cultural diversity<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe want to help celebrate all the diversity that immigration brings and we also want to protest against Trump and make sure it doesn\u2019t come to this country so that we can stop that feeling spreading here,\u201d Rhian said.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere are shades of Donald Trump over here at the moment and it\u2019s worrying that politicians are starting to think that it is acceptable to voice those kinds of things.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Laura Bradshaw sings One Love to the crowd at Senedd demonstration\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3tJadhTU5B8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Laura Bradshaw sings One Love to the crowd at Senedd demonstration\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3tJadhTU5B8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the Senedd yesterday to highlight the contribution migrant workers make to the economy in Wales. The event was organised as part of the One Day Without Us campaign; a day of action across the UK encouraging foreign workers to demonstrate the value of their economic contribution by taking time out of work. At 1pm, the crowd joined hands in a &#8220;human chain of solidarity&#8221; &#8211; mirroring action in London and other parts of the UK. 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