Ireland - 2012
Legal restrictions and/or effective practices of exclusion of minorities regarding membership of and participation in trade unions
- Code:
- RED61
- Key Area:
- Employment
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
There are no official legal restrictions or effective practices of exclusion for immigrants joining trade unions |
| Qualitative Info |
In 2010, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) published a strategy called; ‘Towards a Strategy for the Inclusion of Migrant Workers in Trade Unions.’ It can be read in full here
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| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Culture, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life |
| External Url | http://www.ictu.ie/download/pdf/ictu_migrant_workers_a5.pdf |
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