Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We all want to promote Irish exports, trade and commerce. However, after the Government’s recent trade mission to Saudi Arabia, many people felt considerable disquiet at what was seen as a reluctance on the Government's part to talk directly about the myriad of human rights abuses that take place there. I would like the Tánaiste and Ministers of State to join with me in publicly condemning the practice of the kafala system, whereby migrant workers are tied to sponsored employers who regularly withhold their wages and passports. Will the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade raise this with the Saudi authorities?

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