WITH regard to the report headlined ‘ICTU defers abortion motion’ (July 9), I am at a loss to see why such a motion was proposed in the first place and am very glad it was thrown out.

THE executive of the Irish Congress Trade Unions yesterday threw out a motion at its delegate conference which would call for women to have the right to abortion on demand in Ireland.

THE Government is still not doing enough to protect workers’ rights, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said.