Migrant Workers' Rights

My Rights

A guide for Bulgarian & Romanian students and self employed people. Currently only available in English (PDF).

Your Rights in Northern Ireland: A Guide for Migrant Workers [Third edition]

Published in association with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. This new third edition replaces the four seperate booklets which comprised the second edition.

Download Your Rights in Northern Ireland: A Guide for Migrant Workers Third edition - December 2011

Previous editions of Your Rights in Northern Ireland

The previous edition had four booklets, A2, A8, EEA and Work Permit, in various languages. We have kept the translated versions of that edition online below for the time being. We hope to be able to replace them with translations of the Third Edition in the new year.

Please use these editions with caution as some aspects of law may have changed.

A2: for workers from Romania and Bulgaria.

A8: for those from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia

Latvian - Jūsu tiesības Ziemeļīrijā UPDATED JUNE 08
Lithuanian - Jūsų teisės Šiaurės Airijoje UPDATED JUNE 08
Polish - Twoje prawa w Irlandii Północnej UPDATED AUG 08
Slovak - Vaše práva v Severnom Írsku UPDATED JUNE 08

EEA: for people from Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Liechenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rep of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. This booklet is also valid for people from the A8 countries who have lived and worked in registered employment for over a year in the UK.

Brazilian - Portuguese Seus Direitos na Irlanda do Norte UPDATED AUG 08
Tetum - Ita nia direitus iha Irlanda Norte UPDATED OCT 08

Work Permit: covering nations where a work permit is needed to gain employment in Northern Ireland (for example Russia, India, China). Please note: in the work permit guide, the section on working in the UK is now out of date. Please refer to UKBA website for accurate information in this area.