Reviewing the 22 years that have elapsed since Gifford's 1989 report labelled Liverpool as racist, the authors focus on the fact that in a city which has had a British African Caribbean community for over 400 years, there is minimum representation of that community in the city's workforce.
Discusses the impact of the global financial crisis in late 2008 on social welfare, specifically to mother's ability to provide for their households' needs. Mentions the continuous unemployment, rise in food prices, and decline in Overseas Development Assistance and Foreign Direct Investment.
Reports on a study of the experiences of minority ethnic workers in seeking advice and support for workplace problems. Focuses on three minority ethnic groups (Kurdish, Black Caribbean and South Asian) in three specific localities of London. The study is unique in that it provides new micro-level qualitative data on whether or not local social networks are utilized to assist with employment problems.
