Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is exploitation. It is not that hard to understand. It is workers having this used as a tool against them to exploit them. It keeps the union away from them. We could be here all day talking about the right to organise and union recognition, so let us not go down that road. I understand completely what it is that motivates a company to do it. This tool is working very well because the workers were initially terrified of getting organised. Thankfully, now they are working with the union, which is a very good and positive step. The situation is designed to ensure the chilling effect is felt by the workers and the impact of that is they will put their head down, do their work and not raise concerns. We need workers who will raise concerns, especially in this area because of the mental health effects and the hazardous nature of the work they are doing.