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Breaking: Durham University renew contract with Mitie for two additional years

Durham University have renewed their cleaning and security contract with controversial contractor Mitie until 2025, but are planning to bring the contract in-house in future. ....

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Durham University urged to end contract with Mitie due to treatment of refugees

An open letter from activist group Durham STAR demands the University cuts ties with Mitie, who operate several immigration detention centres across the country. ....

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Students call for Durham to end contract with Mitie over link to local refugee detention centre

Mitie currently holds a £5 million facility management contract with the University, and is also the UK's largest provider of management services to immigration detention centres, including Derwentside IRC. ....

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A positive step for asylum seekers: Durham Students' Union passes #LiftTheBan motion – Palatinate

In Durham Students’ Union’s most recent Assembly, a motion to support the Lift the Ban coalition, which was proposed by Durham Student Action for Refugees, passed overwhelmingly. Lift the Ban is a coalition comprising of over 240 different charities, unions, and think tanks to protest and put pressure on the government to lift the current ban on asylum seekers being able to work. The motion seeks to support the coalition and actively engage in and encourage governmental change.
Today, people seeking refugee status are banned from being able to work in the United Kingdom, instead given just £5.66 to live on per day. According to the ONS, in 2019 the average household in the UK spent £61.90 on food shopping per week, whereas asylum seekers are only given £39.62. Moreover, this isn’t even taking into account travel, clothing, household goods, and other essentials needed for living. ....

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