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Hundreds protest in London’s chinatown over migrant policy

25.07.2018 16:30

Hundreds of restaurant workers in London’s Chinatown downed their kitchen knives Tuesday for a five-hour strike over what they say are heavy-handed immigration raids specifically targeting their community.
The unprecedented strike in a community that is better known for keeping a low profile is the latest manifestation in Britain of growing concern about some aspects of UK immigration law.
Around 100 restaurants closed their shutters and a crowd of more than 500 people gathered for the protest before marching to the Home Office in Westminster.

“We are striking to demonstrate the frustration and anger of the community towards the increasing and unfair immigration raids on a growing number of restaurants,” said Joseph Wu, chief executive of the London Chinatown Chinese Association.
The Home Office would not comment on Tuesday’s protests, but told CNN in a statement that immigration enforcement officers had visited businesses in Chinatown on seven occasions in the first six months of this year. On five of those visits, they encountered offenders — 19 people in total.
Tuesday’s demonstration follows an immigration raid earlier this month at the Joy Luck restaurant that led to protests in the streets — and a dramatic video of a woman lying in front of an immigration van that was posted online.
“It’s a small area, and the number of raids they’re doing is out of proportion and heavy-handed,” he said, adding, “I’m not against immigrant checks. But treat the Chinese community fairly.”
The Home Office said that during the operation at the Joy Luck restaurant, five men were arrested, including four who had overstayed their visas and one who had entered the UK illegally.
“The protest which followed saw attempts to prevent immigration enforcement officers from leaving the area with the arrested men,” said the statement. “No members of the public were harmed during the incident. An immigration officer was found to have a fractured ankle during a hospital checkup in the week following the protest.”
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