这Windrush Daythe railway celebrates the vital contribution of a diverse workforce as we look forward to permanently commemorating the Windrush generation at London Waterloo.
On 22 June 1948, hundreds of passengers, many of whom had begun their journeys in the Caribbean, disembarked the ship at Tilbury Docks in Essex in search for a better life in Britain. The MV Empire Windrush and its passengers helped create a richer and more diverse British society and today represent generations of migration from the Caribbean.
Tracee Grenardo, Network Rail’s Windrush ambassador, said: “After World War II, the British government were offering jobs in the service sector including running public transport and the National Health Service; many migrants were recruited on the railways. As a company we, too, want to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.”
“A symbolic link to our past”
In 2022, a monument commemorating the Windrush generation will be unveiled at London Waterloo, a gateway to Britain for many, including the Windrush generation, most of whom arrived in Britain at Southampton.
一年前，政府表示，Waterloo -London最大的火车站 - 已选中Windrush纪念委员会的潜在地点名单。
The government said the committee, chaired by Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE, would seek to commission and work with stakeholders and designers “to consider how best to create a lasting, fitting tribute to the Windrush generation and their descendants”.
The government said the committee, chaired by Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE, would seek to commission and work with stakeholders and designers “to consider how best to create a lasting, fitting tribute to the Windrush generation and their descendants”.
Baroness Floella Benjamin said in June last year: “Having a Windrush monument located at Waterloo Station where thousands of Windrush pioneers – including children like myself – first arrived in London, will be a symbolic link to our past as we celebrate our future.
“The committee is determined to build a monument of great beauty and emotional impact which will lift the hearts of those who visit when it’s unveiled. I hope it will inspire pride and a sense of belonging to all those associated with the Windrush story.”
asquith xavier，一个平等的运动员
对于许多人来说，尽管政府在战争结束后，尽管政府的邀请邀请，尽管政府的邀请函件，但仍然会见了种族主义的工作。
在20世纪60年代，Asquith Xavier是在铁路上寻求种族平等的人之一。
From the West Indies, Asquith became an ‘accidental campaigner’ when he在基础设施运营商中英国铁路结束了一个彩色吧，成为1966年伦敦埃斯顿站的第一个黑色火车卫队。
索奎斯已经在Marylebone站的经验丰富的守卫，当时他在尤斯顿申请工作时，他的案子经常被视为1968年比赛关系法的前兆，这使得由于种族背景而言，拒绝拒绝就业人员违法行为。2016年，英国广播公司谈到了索奎斯的家庭，因为邦特斯在尤斯顿揭开了尤斯通。
Celebrating positive change on the railway
今天,铁路way seeks to encourage an increasingly diverse employee base across Britain – greater多元化和包容性lead to fresh ideas, especially when people feel comfortable challenging the status quo.
文化融合，我们的黑色，亚洲和少数民族（BAME）员工网络是one of six employee networks at Network Rail帮助促进我们人民之间的差异。这些差异为本公司和我们服务的乘客创造了更好 - 和更安全的结果。
It’s an important part of Network Rail’s diversity strategy, helping it reach about 40,000 employees. Sharon Salmon, chair of Cultural Fusion, says it aims to create an organisation that embraces equality and diversity, in which everybody feels valued and can excel without limitations.
文化融合的会员在过去的一年里达到了近20％至655人。它在2013年始于两个成员。
Its recent activities have included regular virtual tea breaks for its members, where it encourages discussion about issues such as Black Lives Matter, racism and mental health.
Cultural Fusion’s members are also involved in Network Rail’sRace Matters project，该公司已设置以增加整个组织的BAME表示，特别是在高级角色。这反过来将对我们的种族支付差距产生积极影响。您可以阅读更多关于我们的种族数据，即薪酬差距和比赛项目here。
Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said of the project: “I want to see better representation in leadership positions at Network Rail and we will do this by nurturing the great talent we already have, as well as focussing on a attracting a greater diversity of candidates to work with us…
“我们知道各种团队表现更好，并具有更大的创新，因为各种各样的思想和经验，人们来自不同背景的人;这就是为什么具有包含包容性领导更多样化的劳动力的原因对于改善我们为乘客和货运用户提供的方式非常重要。“