Opinion: Migrants are forced to do the worst work without access to rights
Youth Against Racism and Inequality (YARI) activist writes that immigrants and people of colour are leading the force for change internationally. By Haritha Olaganathan Wednesday 7 Apr 2021, 7:01 PM 18 hours ago 19,204 Views 0 Comments Haritha Olaganathan Youth Against Racism and Inequality (YARI)
A WORLD SLOWED-DOWN has exposed the deep-rooted inequalities in the Irish state, and we must grapple with the fact that the ‘land of a thousand welcomes’ is one that consciously ostracises people of colour, immigrants and Travellers in the world of work.
Under the current system, far too many o
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On 3 March, KISA, a leading non-governmental organisation fighting for equality in Cyprus, will have a hearing that has implications for their very survival.
In December 2020, the Cypriot Minister of Interior abruptly removed KISA, and many other civil society organisations, from the Register of Associations. He did so using his new, self-attributed powers[1] to start a dissolution process for NGOs if certain regulatory requirements were not met within a two-month notice period. In KISA’s case, they informed the authorities of a delay in organising their general assembly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite KISA indicating that all formal requirements would be met within a short time period, and appealing against the Minister’s decision, they were nonetheless deleted from the Register of Associations.
Trade union repeat call for action on meat industry after new Covid factory outbreaks
Legislative action needed immediately on sick pay says SIPTU statement
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The trade union, SIPTU , has called yet again on the Government to act immediately on the recommendations of the Oireachtas committee on the meat industry which has a number of operations in Kildare
Following reports of two more significant Covid-19 clusters in Cork and Wexford, with more than 100 workers testing positive for the virus, SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Greg Ennis, has called on the Government to act immediately on the recommendations of the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 for the Meat Industry.
Nearly a quarter of a million Euro awarded to Munster projects, including two in Co Clare.
€1.3 million announced in the second round of funds to 20 projects in the community and social enterprise sector, for their innovative response to COVID-19.
Over €200,000 is awarded to Munster projects, including over €68,000 to Raheen Wood ALFA and Clare Immigrant Support Centre.
This is the second round of awards in the Innovate Together Fund as a response to COVID-19 by Rethink Ireland and corporate partners which include the Z Zurich Foundation, Oakfield Trust, Medtronic and Twitter; bringing the total fund to a record €5.6 million in 2020.
The 20 projects awarded cover areas of social innovation including Sustainable Ireland, Economic Recovery, and Community Outreach.