March 16, 2021 2:15 pm Ireland’s meat processing sector “is not making the social and economic contribution it is capable of and leaves the sector particularly ill-placed to meet many challenges”, according to a report by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). ICTU’s recent review of Ireland’s meat processing sector finds that meat processors and government policy for this sector has “taken a low-road approach over recent years”. “While turnover and employment both rose by 40% in the decade after 2008, investment levels remained low, leading to stagnating turnover and low value-added per employee – all against the backdrop of low wages and social security contributions and benefits,” the report states.