UNISON demands action on migrant worker health surcharge

On the third day of UNISON’s national Black members’ conference, delegates passed several key motions in support of migrant rights. 
One of the motions demanded that the government hold to its promise of reimbursing the immigration health surcharge (IHS) paid by migrant workers.
The IHS is a health tax on migrants. It’s an extra payment that migrant workers and their families have to make to the NHS, in addition to paying their taxes.
The surcharge was introduced in 2015 a