Fears meat factory workers will be lose wages if they have to quarantine
SIPTU says it’s more urgent than ever to improve working conditions in meat factories, now the Brazilian variant of Covid-19 has been detected. The union wants the government to ensure workers aren’t left out of pocket if they’re required to quarantine in a hotel. Up to 70 per cent of…
McConalogue confirms resumption of Covid testing in meat factories
The HSE has resumed serial Covid-19 testing of all staff in meat processing factories. SIPTU says there have been 1,500 cases among workers and 31 separate outbreaks in these settings. Last week the mass testing regime was suspended, due to an increase in suspected cases in the community.…
Questions over how meat factories recruit and employ foreign workers
An Irish Farmers Journal investigation has revealed a complex legal web of worker recruitment methods by meat factories. It includes subcontractors and agencies, and results in foreign workers in Irish meat factories paying tax in Poland instead of Ireland. The Journal claims to have seen documents that reveal a scheme…