Many Jobs in Parts of London Are Being Taken by Migrant Workers

It now appears that many non-British migrant workers are, at least on average, taking up one out of every four jobs in the country. However, in London, there are some areas where they hold seven out of every 10 jobs, according to official figures.

However, the most startling figures were related to Newham, which is the East London borough that is hosting the 2012 Olympics. According to reports based on information from the Office for National Statistics, almost seven in every 10 jobs are filled by workers who are not born in Britain in this area. This is the same as 65,100 jobs out of 93,700. Many of these jobs are on the Olympic site itself.

The number of British born people in Newham that are not in work is about 25,600. This is a combination of the unemployed and those classed as economically inactive, which is the same as students and the long-term sick.

In five other London council areas, which would be Chelsea, Ealing and Kensington, Harrow, Westminster and Brent, the non-British workforce ranges between about 50 and 57 percent of the total workers. There are nine council areas with 40 percent and above workers from outside Britain. There are 13 areas overall with 30 percent and above non-British workers. 22 other council areas of London see non-British workers take up 20 percent of their jobs.

The area with the smallest proportion of foreign-born workers is Newwark and Sherwood in Nottinghamshire at only 1.5 percent. A spokesperson for Migration Watch, said that, where there are gaps in the UK labour market, they should be filling them with the UK population. There is a laxness and a looseness about the way people are allowed in. Migration Watch wants to see this closer controlled.