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21/01/2013
Film Launches Documenting Experiences Of Migrant Restaurant Workers
SIPTU and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) have launched a short social justice film documenting the experiences of low wage migrant restaurant workers today in Liberty Hall, Dublin.
Food for Thought is informed by research carried out by the MRCI in 2012 with 120 migrant restaurant workers which identified non-compliance and exploitation as an on-going concern in the sector.
MRCI spokesperson, Helen Lowry, said: "This film shares migrant worker experiences of poor working conditions, exploitation and the struggle to live and work with dignity. It weaves together workplace experiences and interviews with trade unionists, economists and worker leaders portraying a powerful message about precarious low wage work in recession Ireland."
SIPTU Services Division Organiser, John King, said: "Non-compliance with basic employment law, such as the national minimum wage, is a chronic problem for low wage workers today. The National Employment Rights Authority’s (NERA) most recent report, on the back of almost one thousand inspections, found only a 51% compliance rate with the National Minimum Wage."
(CD/GK)
Food for Thought is informed by research carried out by the MRCI in 2012 with 120 migrant restaurant workers which identified non-compliance and exploitation as an on-going concern in the sector.
MRCI spokesperson, Helen Lowry, said: "This film shares migrant worker experiences of poor working conditions, exploitation and the struggle to live and work with dignity. It weaves together workplace experiences and interviews with trade unionists, economists and worker leaders portraying a powerful message about precarious low wage work in recession Ireland."
SIPTU Services Division Organiser, John King, said: "Non-compliance with basic employment law, such as the national minimum wage, is a chronic problem for low wage workers today. The National Employment Rights Authority’s (NERA) most recent report, on the back of almost one thousand inspections, found only a 51% compliance rate with the National Minimum Wage."
(CD/GK)
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