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.
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Catalogue reference: RG 26/186
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RG 26/186
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sources of information
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SD23/9/1
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Migration
- Population
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2995304/
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RG 26
Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Population and Medical Statistics:...
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