Asylum seekers face deportation despite having worked as much-needed carers on Covid frontline
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says some foreign workers, such as carers, fear they may have to leave the country if their asylum applications have been unsuccessful despite having worked on the frontline since the beginning the of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny says many of these workers are…
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…
Donegal TD says review of benefits for seasonal, partime workers overdue
A Donegal Fianna Fail TD says a review of the benefits for seasonal and parttime workers is overdue. Fianna Fail TD Pat the Cope Gallagher raised the issue in the Dail this week. Fianna Fail had an amendment down last November but withdrew it to allow the Minister for Agriculture…