TSL News: New Multilingual Covid Resource for Migrants
Added: 07/07/2020
Voluntary Action Leeds
The International Organization for Migrants IOM UK has designed a Covid-19 Migrant Information Service (MIS) to provide extra support to migrants in the challenging context of the Covid-19 crisis.
IOM UK has designed a Covid-19 Migrant Information Service (MIS) to provide extra support to migrants in the challenging context of the Covid-19 crisis.
- a multilingual website www.covid19uk.iom.int
- a telephone service 0800 464 3380
- to provide information to migrants living in the UK on 5 key topics: health, work, benefits, visas and immigration, housing and homelessness.
The website also provides a comprehensive overview of the various governmental and non-governmental support schemes that are available to migrants. Finally, it provides signposted information for users to get further information and/or begin the process of accessing support.
The website is currently available in many languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Arabic, Chinese, Albanian and Vietnamese, with Polish to be added soon.
The telephone service provides information to callers in any language, and is available on Freephone 0800 464 3380