Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----in case they get into trouble and lose their jobs. All the legislation in the world will not necessarily resolve the problem of workers being blacklisted or victimised for standing up for their rights. The amendment would provide a safeguard against this type of victimisation. It is important that we make such a statement in the legislation in order to give confidence to workers. The Minister will likely argue that the purpose of the Bill is to provide for the structures and mechanisms for dealing with complaints and is not necessarily concerned with the primary rights and entitlements of workers but there is a lack of universal protections for employees facing discrimination, victimisation or blacklisting. The Government needs to strengthen workers' confidence by removing the fear of retaliation.

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