London Assembly urges Mayor to help marginalised communities find jobs
Sadiq Khan has been urged by City Hall politicians to help reduce the barriers faced by some of London’s most marginalised communities in finding jobs.
In a set of two letters to the Mayor, the London Assembly’s economy committee has made several recommendations, which it says will allow more people to become part of the capital’s workforce.
The committee’s first letter focuses on the barriers to work faced by asylum seekers and refugees.
Among other proposals it suggests that Mr Khan works with London employers to develop training programmes that provide technical language skills to asylum seekers and refugees for specific professions.
It also warns that asylum seekers and refugees are particularly at risk of digital exclusion when it comes to accessing job opportunities, with a recommendation that the Mayor lobby the Government to ensure that refugees and asylum seekers have access to appropriate digital devices and support.
The second letter looks at how people who have had contact with the criminal justice system can be helped into London’s workforce.
Pictured top: Hina Bokhari AM (Picture: London Assembly)
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