DTI: BERNARD MATTHEWS "BEST PRACTICE EMPLOYER"

The systems it now has in place led the DTI to describe Bernard Matthews as "a best practice employer"

NORFOLK NEWS IN PORTUGUESE

“as notícias” (The News), a newspaper for Portuguese nationals based in the UK

The “as notícias” team consists of an editor and several professional journalists, many of whom are UK correspondents for several different media in Portugal. Its main editorial office will be based in Thetford, with a team of journalists and correspondents located in London and other Portuguese communities.

The newspaper developed from ideas by the Multilingual and European Thetford Association (META), a project managed by Keystone Development Trust, in Thetford. META offers information and advice to Migrant workers based in Norfolk and works with local statutory bodies to encourage community integration. READ ALL ABOUT IT – UK-Portuguese newspaper launched in Thetford, Norfolk

HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY ON BERNARD MATTHEWS WORKERS

A small number of workers who are involved in the cleaning and decontamination process are continuing to take antiviral medications. HPA

"NEARLY 200 LAID OFF" AT BERNARD MATTHEWS

nearly 200 people have been laid off since the outbreak of H5N1 strain of the virus at the company's factory in Holton, near Halesworth. Reports the local paper

CGTP INVITED TO THE UK

Support for workers from the Portuguese trade union confederation. In the news

NOT YET LOOSING JOBS

Workers at Bernard Mathews not yet loosing their jobs. Read the news

MORE LAYOFFS AT BERNARD MATTHEWS ?

Bernard Matthews, is going to keep 116 portuguese workers in layoff and might layoff more workers. Read the news about CGTP's delegation in the UK