Dáil debates
Thursday, 21 May 2020
Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements
11:35 pm
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Migrant workers who come to this country have full employment rights and the full rates of pay to which everybody else is entitled. They are not tied to any one employer. If they wish to work for somebody else, they may do so. Only in the region of 15% of these workers are on work permits. They too have full employment rights and, because of the work permit system, they earn more than the minimum wage. They may change employer if they so wish. It is important to state that all of these workers have rights in that regard.
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