Au pairs and domestic workers launch new Labour of Love campaign in Dublin

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

Au pairs, carers, and domestic workers will today (Friday, 6th March) launch Labour of Love, a new campaign focusing on the rights of workers in private homes across Ireland. The campaign aims to combat the widespread underpayment,...

Minister breaks commitment to DFB on ambulance service

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, gave a written commitment to SIPTU members in the Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) that there would be “full consultation with stakeholders” before any changes to the running of the city’s ambulance service...

Suspected victims of trafficking acquitted and freed after a year in jail in Ireland

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

Two Vietnamese men released today (11.03.15) after Carlow Circuit Criminal Court judge found serious flaws in Garda investigation of trafficking. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) today welcomed the acquittal of two Vietnamese men, Hung Ba Tran and Hoang...

Suspected victims of trafficking acquitted and freed after a year in jail in Ireland

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

Two Vietnamese men released today (11.03.15) after Carlow Circuit Criminal Court judge found serious flaws in Garda investigation of trafficking. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) today welcomed the acquittal of two Vietnamese men, Hung Ba Tran and Hoang...

Sinn Féin supports a living wage for workers

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

Delegates voted to endorse proposals aimed at establishing a living wage for workers throughout Ireland at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis held in Derry last weekend. Sinn Féin Workers Rights’ spokesperson, Senator David Cullinane, welcomed the...

Suspected victims of trafficking acquitted and freed after a year in jail in Ireland

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

Two Vietnamese men released today (11.03.15) after Carlow Circuit Criminal Court judge found serious flaws in Garda investigation of trafficking. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) today welcomed the acquittal of two Vietnamese men, Hung Ba Tran and Hoang...