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Jun 2007
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The Department for Employment and Learning has published results from the Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey on the public’s attitude to migrant workers. The main findings were
- 52% of respondents felt that government should place more restrictions on migrant workers
- 49% of respondents come into contact with migrant workers either daily or once or twice a week
- 24% of respondents thought Northern Ireland people were very prejudiced towards migrant workers. However, only 3% of respondents consider themselves to be very prejudiced
- 49% of respondents agree or strongly agree that migrant workers are generally good for the local economy
- 45% of respondents feel that migrant workers take jobs away from people who were born in Northern Ireland
- 25% of respondents agree or strongly agree that migrant workers come to Northern Ireland just to get social security benefits
- 20% of respondents felt that migrant workers were more law abiding than locals
- 59% of respondents agree or strongly agree that migrant workers are more hard working than local workers
- 63% of respondents feel that the number of migrant workers coming to Northern Ireland puts a strain on services
- 76% of respondents feel that migrant workers mostly take up jobs local workers do not want
- 85% of respondents think that migrant workers are prepared to work for lower wages than local workers
source: Attitudes to Migrant Workers: Results from the Northern Ireland Ominbus Survey January 2007, click here (pdf)
