rd<\/sup>\u00a0D\u00e1il was debated last night. It sought to increase protection for workers across a range of areas, including low-pay, precarious work, collective bargaining and the valuing of essential workers the country has relied on during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\nGary Gannon TD said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a missed opportunity by the Government to lay down a marker for how it intends to treat workers in Ireland during its term in office. The Government amendment to our motion only paid lip service to workers\u2019 rights and made no reference to specific issues such as collective bargaining or the right to representation.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the Covid-19 crisis, it has been our lower paid and more precariously positioned workers who have provided a most valuable contribution to our State. The Government amendment to our motion was a slap in the face for these workers and is proof positive that employment rights and decent living standards will not be high on their list of priorities in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Catherine Murphy TD, co-leader of the Social Democrats, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe find it difficult to understand why Fine Gael committed to supporting workers\u2019 rights in Northern Ireland as part of the \u2018New Decade, New Approach’ agreement back in January. Yet, when given the opportunity to do exactly the same in the Republic of Ireland by supporting our motion, they voted it down.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Social Democrats will not be found wanting when it comes to championing the rights of all workers in this country, particularly those on low-incomes or with no job security. We will seek to ensure that workers\u2019 rights and conditions are enshrined in law and have full statutory backing.\u201d<\/p>\n
ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\nJuly 16, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Social Democrats have strongly condemned the three Government parties of Fianna F\u00e1il, Fine Gael and the Green Party for voting down their motion on Workers\u2019 Rights today. The party\u2019s first Private Members\u2019 Time motion of the 33rd\u00a0D\u00e1il was debated last night. It sought to increase protection for workers across a range of areas, including […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,316,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catherine-murphy","category-gary-gannon","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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