Meanings of non-national workers in English

Siptu official Eric Fleming, co-ordinator of the event in Dublin on Saturday, said non-national workers were converging on union halls every day.

The call came from Mr John Flavin who claimed that six non-national workers in Cork city have been grossly abused by their employer recently.

Two of Ireland's largest unions, the ATGWU and SIPTU, have launched a joint initiative designed to increase union membership among Irish and non-national workers.

Party finance spokesperson Joan Burton said the Government had many questions to answer over exemptions for 1,416 non-national workers employed by the Turkish-based firm.

Non-national workers have accounted for five out of the 47 deaths in the workplace this year to date.