Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Marie SherlockMarie Sherlock (Labour)
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There is nothing to block Amazon from recognising trade unions. I have heard what Mr. Brophy had to say about positive use of AI with regard to helping Amazon workers. Surely it would send a very positive signal that Ireland is not one of those countries where Amazon has a poor workers' rights record. A key way to do that would be to recognise trade unions, so that it is not just left to legislation to enforce workers' rights but that Amazon actually has a healthy working environment within its fulfilment centres, which can ensure those workers' rights and national laws are actually abided by.