The story of
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai took a historic stand against racism, low pay and limited workers’ rights.
Series
Registered Files: War Pensions Offices Administration (WPLA Series)
Catalogue reference: PIN 76
What's it about?
PIN 76
This series contains registered files of the War Pensions Office Administration of the Department of Work and Pensions
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PIN 76
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registered Files: War Pensions Offices Administration (WPLA Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registered files of the War Pensions Office Administration of the Department of Work and Pensions
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2002 Department for Work and Pensions
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11589/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: PIN
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Registered Files: War Pensions Offices Administration (WPLA Series)
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