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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/labour-migration-hard-times"><img border=0 width=85 height=100 src="cid:image013.jpg@01CEBBA1.F3B55880" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Migration%20in%20Hard%20Times%20Cover.thumbnail.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_14"></a><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Wednesday 20 November 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><br><i>A one-day conference</i><br>Diskus Room, Unite Building, Theobalds Road, London<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Copyright © IER, 2013, All rights reserved.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Our mailing address is:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Institute of Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>4th Floor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Jack Jones House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>1 Islington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Liverpool<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'><a href="mailto:office@ier.org.uk">office@ier.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:gray'>To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions in the footer. If you are unable to see the footer or have problems unsubscribing, please click here or email <a href="mailto:unsubscribe@ier.org.uk">unsubscribe@ier.org.uk</a>.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sarah Glenister<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IT Development and Communications Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Institute of Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4th Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool, L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>0151 207 5265<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>