Air India / Immigrant Labour

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Artist/Maker	The Poster Collective (designer) Grunwick Strike Committee (designer)
Place of origin	United Kingdom (made)

The subject of this poster is exploitative immigrant labour. It charges that we are all complicit in appreciating the seemingly exotic splendour of faraway places while ignoring the commonplace labour injustices inflicted on immigrants from those same places.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Air India / Immigrant Labour (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Screenprint Paper Ink
Brief description	Anti-labour exploitation poster in black & white, Poster Collective, Tolmers Square, United Kingdom, ca. 1976
Physical description	Black and white photographic image of a glamourous, smiling Asian flight attendant dressed in an ornate sari and jewellery. This is paired with an image of an immigrant cleaner pushing a dustbin and cleaning supplies through an airport lounge. Text below.
Dimensions	Height: 53.3cm Width: 78.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	Rajput windows and the ethereal voice of the sitar./ Murals of the legends of Krishna and silks and brocades from Rajasthan./ A glimpse of India on your way to New York./ AIR-INDIA Ash trays and the extensive dirty floors of the airport./ The arrivals and departure board of Heathrow and the overalls from Acme./ A glimpse of exploitation on your way to New York./ IMMIGRANT-LABOUR
Credit line	Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted	Exploitation Labour Propaganda Worker Immigrant Flight Attendant
Places depicted	India Heathrow United Kingdom
Summary	The subject of this poster is exploitative immigrant labour. It charges that we are all complicit in appreciating the seemingly exotic splendour of faraway places while ignoring the commonplace labour injustices inflicted on immigrants from those same places.
Other number	LS.1362 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.667-2004

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Record created	September 29, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O105946/air-india--immigrant-labour-poster-the-poster-collective/

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