Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion

Mr. Mashun Karakayun:

I was lucky because my brother was here and I was working 20 hours. It was my brother who supported me. If you want to work and study, you need to go school in the morning after which you need to go to work. Even if you are working 20 hours, you have to work five days. If you are working part-time, it does not matter as you have to work five days.

They do not pay more than the minimum salary. Even if we want to rent a house or something, everything is expensive in terms of studying here. We get the minimum wage but it is not enough for us.