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Liberty Template Vol. 16 No 5 December 2017 ISSN 0791-458X Brexit Protecting 2017 the year of breakthrough Whistleblowers women’s football Page 10 Page 13 Page 30 More action needed to curb precarious work by Scott Millar Long awaited government proposals to change em- ployment law in order to provide greater security for workers, have been described by trade unions as a step in the right direction but in need of amendment if they are to provide adequate protections against precarious work practices. The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 was published on 7th December. The Bill proposes to make it mandatory that workers are provided with their core terms of employment within five days of beginning a job. The legislation will also ban zero hours contracts “in most circumstances”, with exceptions including to allow employers to provide cover in emergency situations or to cover short-term absences. SIPTU Services Division Organiser, Ethel Buckley, said: “While there are positive aspects to these proposals more must be done to protect SIPTU members Liz Cloherty, Maria Power and Stephanie Lee calling on the Government to give Section 39 workers’ pay workers against the rapid expansion in precarious work practices. justice outside Leinster House on Wednesday, 8th November 2017. See page 15. Photo: Rolling News SIPTU is focused on this issue because it affects a growing number of workers. “As part of our Fighting for the Future of Work campaign our mem- bers are calling for a remedial social statute which will put right the social wrong of precarious work and provide workers with an entitle- 2017 Highlights Crossword ment to security of hours.” Page 16-17 Page 31 She added: “Together with ICTU, we are campaigning for amend- ments to this Bill so that the scope of its ban on zero hours contracts Continued on page 2 WORKERS RIGHTS CENTRE 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Monday - Friday [email protected] 2 Liberty In this month’sLiberty DECEMBER 2017 News Shock closure of Yves Rocher plant Automation - The management of Yves ployees that following an exten- “The announcement was a major for the people Rocher announced on 7th sive review of its operations, shock to the employees. It is a Page 5 December that it intends to which was prompted by falling blow to the workers and their fam- close its plant in the Kilbarry global volumes in recent years, it ilies in the run up to Christmas.” Industrial Estate, Cork city, at had taken the strategic decision to The plant has a workforce of the end of 2018. consolidate its manufacturing op- approximately 60. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Depuis, erations within its base in the Brit- said: “The company advised em- tany region of France. Liberty View Liberty Page 9 Irish Rail workers vote to accept Labour Court proposals View SIPTU members in Irish Rail A voucher to the value of €500 will port, Shane Ross, lived up to his voted by 3 to 1 to accept a also be provided to workers prior commitment to bring together the Labour Court recommendation to Christmas 2017. forum to discuss the future of on pay aimed at resolving the SIPTU Transport, Energy, Avia- transport in Ireland. dispute at the public transport tion and Construction (TEAC) Di- “Instead our members were left company, in a ballot counted vision Organiser, Greg Ennis, said: with no option but to conduct a ITF’s Ken Fleming on Friday, 8th December, in Lib- “This solution to the dispute in campaign of industrial action to wins award erty Hall, Dublin. Irish Rail could have been arrived have their legitimate claim for Page 14 The proposals include a 7.5% pay at without the major disruption to their first pay rise in nine years increase over the next three years, services which occurred last vindicated.” backdated to 1st December, 2017. month if the Minister for Trans- Section 39 campaign ITF welcomes report on fisher exploitation Page 15 The International Transport One in four of the 30 inter- the crew worked two to three trips Workers Federation (ITF) has viewed had experienced “verbal or back-to-back. physical abuse”, one in five said Welcoming the report, Ken Flem- welcomed the publication of a they had experienced racism and ing, ITF co-ordinator for Ireland report on the working condi- discrimination, while 40 per cent and Britain, said: “This is further tions of non-EEA fishers in said they did not feel safe at work, proof of the gross levels of ex- The Russian Ireland. the report says. ploitation that are taking place. We The majority of those inter- also welcome its recommenda- Revolution The report by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) found that viewed by the MRCI are between tions, which are in line with ITF Page 23-24 migrant crew members on Irish 30 and 45 and from the Philip- policy and would help bring Ire- fishing vessels are subject to dis- pines and Egypt, with 85.7 per cent land into conformity with ILO crimination, exploitation, verbal trained or holding a relevant qual- Convention 188 on working condi- and physical abuse and “severe un- ification, and 40 per cent having tions in the Fishing Industry.” He derpayment”. received safety training. said that the ITF is also proceeding Based on interviews with 30 The report says that only a mi- with its campaign to end the illegal Reviews non-European Economic Area mi- nority of crew interviewed were trafficking of workers in the fish- grant crew, it found that a majority given appropriate rest breaks and ing industry. Page 24-28 work more than 100 hours a week days off. Length of trips at sea vary See page 14. from five to 14 days and many of with average pay of €2.82 an hour. Organising a better future in Radiography Con Hegarty A national review of radiogra- challenges in radiography. A work- bers as possible to organise a bet- ing group has been established of ter future for staff and the people remembered phy services is in underway and SIPTU members are en- which SIPTU is an active partici- who rely on the service.” Page 29 couraged to have their say. pant. The areas our members have SIPTU members working in ra- identified so far are retention and diography services can have their SIPTU Sector Kevin Figgis said. recruitment, training and support say by downloading SIPTU Health “Our members voices are vital in services and we are looking to get Division smartphone App. assisting us in identifying the key as much information from mem- Continued from page 1 — More action needed to curb precarious work Editor: Frank Connolly, SIPTU Head of Communications is widened to protect all workers of the recommendations of a Uni- the minimum payment for such Journalist: Scott Millar and so that minimum call-in pay- versity of Limerick review of the hours, in our view should be at the Design: Sonia Slevin (SIPTU), Joe Mitchell (Brazier Media) & William Hederman ments are fairly calculated. Its pro- issue of precarious work practices. appropriate hourly rate rather than Publications Assistant: Deirdre Price visions in relation to banded hours This review had been commis- the National Minimum Wage/ERO Administrative Assistant: Karen Hackett arrangements will also have to be sioned by the Fine Gael and Labour rate as stipulated in the Bill.” Produced, designed, edited and printed by trade union labour. enhanced.” Government following a number of A Congress report published this Printed by The Irish Times, City West, Dublin. Congress General Secretary, Pa- controversies over workers experi- month on the issue of precarious Liberty is dedicated to providing a platform for progressive news and views. tricia King, also gave the proposals encing uncertainty regarding work- employment has found that it is If you have any ideas for articles or comments please contact: a guarded welcome. ing time and earnings due to low growing issue for workers in the [email protected] “This Bill is by no means perfect hours contracts. Republic and Northern Ireland. Liberty is published by the Services, Industrial, Professional & Technical Union, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 and certainly requires amend- King said: “The provision to pay The report states that precarious SIPTU General Secretary, Joe O’Flynn • General Secretary Designate, Joe Cunningham • ments, but marks some progress a worker required to report for and insecure work is now “perva- Deputy General Secretary, Ethel Buckley • Deputy General Secretary, John King • on these very important issues for work a minimum of their hours, sive” across the economy and has Deputy General Secretary, Gerry McCormack workers.” whether they are required to work risen significantly since 2008. Production: SIPTU Communications Department, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, In particular, King supported the or not, is in line with the Univer- See page 5. Tel: 01 8588217 • Email: [email protected] inclusion in the proposals of some sity of Limerick Review. However, Liberty 3 News DECEMBER 2017 Global protests over Trump embassy move to Jerusalem Protesters at the US Embassy in Dublin on Friday 8th December. Photo: Courtesy IPSC. HE Lord Mayor of who support freedom, justice, ment by the minister. The decision Dublin, Micheál equality and peace in the region. It by President Trump to recognise M a c D o n n c h a is a unilateral and illegal move by Jerusalem as the capital of Israel addressed a rally and the US that will only further em- and to move the US embassy from protestT at the decision by US bolden the apartheid regime in Is- Tel Aviv to the city undermines all President, Donald Trump, to rael.” Also on Friday, the Mission efforts to achieve peace.
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