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10/10/2012
Call For Creation Of Decent Jobs
Participants in The Coalition to Protect the Lowest Paid were pictured in front of the statue of renowned trade union organiser, James Connolly, in Dublin today, before meeting in Liberty Hall to discuss the central importance of decent jobs to economic recovery.
The campaigners, trade unionists and migrant worker activists are part of a broad-based coalition which has come together to defend the pay and conditions of thousands of the lowest paid workers in Ireland such as cleaners, hotel and restaurant workers, security guards, farm labourers and shop workers.
Mandate General Secretary, John Douglas, said: "Ireland's unemployment crisis will not be solved with a 'more jobs at any cost' strategy. We need to look at the quality of jobs that are being created otherwise we will just increase the number of underemployed and working poor people. The clear message is that decent work with good wages and working hours is vital for a better future for all Irish people."
The Director of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Siobhan O'Donoghue, said: "The work that many migrant workers do, such as care work and service provision, plays an essential part in the economic and social development of this country. These workers need to be valued and have access to decent standards, protections and opportunities to progress."
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The campaigners, trade unionists and migrant worker activists are part of a broad-based coalition which has come together to defend the pay and conditions of thousands of the lowest paid workers in Ireland such as cleaners, hotel and restaurant workers, security guards, farm labourers and shop workers.
Mandate General Secretary, John Douglas, said: "Ireland's unemployment crisis will not be solved with a 'more jobs at any cost' strategy. We need to look at the quality of jobs that are being created otherwise we will just increase the number of underemployed and working poor people. The clear message is that decent work with good wages and working hours is vital for a better future for all Irish people."
The Director of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Siobhan O'Donoghue, said: "The work that many migrant workers do, such as care work and service provision, plays an essential part in the economic and social development of this country. These workers need to be valued and have access to decent standards, protections and opportunities to progress."
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