Women's Council says Bruton ignoring requests for talks on JLCs

The National Women's Council of Ireland is accusing Jobs Minister Richard Bruton of ignoring their requests for a meeting on proposed changes to wage agreements known as Joint Labour Committees (JLCs).

The council says the changes will effectively cut the pay and conditions of thousands of working women and is accusing Minister Richard Bruton of excluding the voices of workers.

“It’s outrageous that Minister Bruton is excluding voices of workers and the women who represent a majority of the those impacted by his proposed changes to JLCs," said Susan McKay, CEO of the National Women’s Council of Ireland.

"Are not the hard-working women who struggle to support themselves and their families as cleaners in hospitals, as hotel housekeepers, as mushroom pickers, as hairdressers and as shop workers the most relevant stakeholders?”