UNIONS have accused the government of trying to “pit worker against worker” as they called for an end to “hostility and racism” towards migrant workers.

Some 21 trade unions have signed a migrant workers’ pledge, vowing to stand in solidarity with a group they described as a “vital part of our labour movement and our communities.”

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), RMT, Unison and others insisted that all of Britain’s workers deserve “safety at work, decent pay and protection.”