Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

In my experience using the full rigour of the law is never adequate when it comes to the exploitation of workers. I make a basic point to the Minister. There is a relationship between somebody who is buying a worker's labour and the worker selling it. When someone is selling his or her labour, he or she needs to know under what conditions he or she is doing so. What happens on day one matters. It is generally custom and practice for a worker on day one to be handed his or her contract. I am assuming that I can table an amendment in the future. All we are saying is that what is custom and practice in what are considered to be decent jobs should be custom and practice for all jobs. As such, I seek to amend the Bill.