| Description | Three copies of a report published jointly by the Indian Workers Association, the Pakistani Workers Association and the West Indian Workers Association in Birmingham in November 1961. The report takes the form of a review of published facts, opinions and statistics relating to government proposals to introduce immigration controls, which were to become law in the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, together with comment by the Indian, Pakistani and West Indian Workers Associations.
The report includes statements made by MPs during debates on immigration control between 1958 and 1961, arguing both for and against restrictions to be imposed on the number of people from Commonwealth countries settling in Britain. Evidence is also provided to highlight the contributions made by immigrants to the British economy and society, through their employment in the health service and transport industry, as well as in foundries and the construction industry.
Statements and statistics are also used to analyse allegations that immigration causes social problems, using statements by national and local politicians, reports by the Institute of Race Relations, newspapers, medical journals and census statistics.
The report was based on material compiled by the editorial board of Mazdoor, the monthly journal of the Indian Workers Association.
The cover pages of two copies of this report have been annotated in Joshi's handwriting. One page contains a list of what are possibly agenda items or action points relating to co-operation with other organisations; the other page is signed by Joshi in his capacity as a member of the Co-ordinating Committee Against Racial Discrimination. |