Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Diaspora, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, attended a briefing from representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) today. The representatives briefed Oireachtas members on the concept of decent work, as well as workers\u2019 rights in the garment industry.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank the representatives of the ICTU and the CCC who came to Leinster House to brief TDs and Senators on workers\u2019 rights in the developing world.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is May Day, when we celebrate the international labour movement. It is important to remember Ireland’s historical and current labour struggles, and as this year is the centenary of the Dublin 1913 Lockout it will be rightly remembered across Ireland today. However we must not forget about workers around the world, particularly in the Global South.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dangerous and exploitive situation that hundreds of millions of workers find themselves in was tragically seen by the building collapse in Bangladesh last week, which killed over 400 people. The garment industry is notorious for violating human and workers\u2019 rights. In the past 8 months alone over 800 garment workers have died while working in Pakistan and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concept of decent work involves creating opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development and social integration.<\/p>\n
\u201cDecent work must also create freedom for people to express their concerns, organise and participate in the decisions that affect their lives, and equality of opportunity and treatment for all men and women.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that productive employment and the decent work agenda are key elements to reducing and eventually eradicating poverty across the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow the Government will be launching the review of the Irish Aid White Paper, which will outline Government policy directions in overseas aid and development for the coming years. I hope that there will be a strong focus on workers\u2019 rights and employment, which reflect the international consensus on the importance of decent work, in the review.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will continue to press the Government to ensure that they implement policies which reflect the decent work agenda in all of Ireland\u2019s trade and foreign policies, and especially in discussions on the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals framework.\u201d<\/p>\n
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