Racism against migrants ‘can lead to suicide’

THE failure of the British and Irish governments to protect migrant workers is leading some desperate immigrants to take their own lives, the biennial conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) heard yesterday.

Pamela Dooley, an official from Britain’s largest public service union, Unison, said racism from employers, colleagues and government departments was a daily part of life for thousands in Ireland and Britain.

Ms Dooley said the worst case scenario, involving an immigrant nurse who had committed suicide, had already happened.