The first session of Hackney’s ‘workers advice project' took place on Saturday 13 February. The Project is part of the Hackney Unites initiative of which Hackney TUC is a founding member.

The session began with a collective discussion of rights at work, led by Arpita Dutt (an employment solicitors) and Wilf Sullivan (TUC race equality officer).

The discussion was simultaneously interpreted to allow full participation of Turkish and Kurdish speakers.

Following the collective discussion there was individual one-to-one advice provided by both lawyers and union organisers.

Overall the day was a great success, and Hackney Unites are looking to work with other community groups to spread the word about employment rights, how to assert them and the roles of trades unions. If you know of a community group willing to host an advice session please contact Hackneyunites@btinternet.com