Get the Facts – Compensation Scheme for the Windrush Generation
The Windrush Generation refers to immigrants from Caribbean countries such as Jamaica; Trinidad and Tobago; and Barbados, who went to the United Kingdom (UK) to supplement the labour force between 1948 and 1971. The name Windrush is derived from the name of the ship, the SS Empire Windrush, which transported the first set of immigrants on June 22, 1948. These...