Michael O’Farrell, Political Reporter

THE Turkish company accused of wage fraud and underpaying workers admitted to Government inspectors in February that it was not recording how many hours its employees work.

ALMOST 700 Gama workers have received an unexpected windfall of up to €20 million in lost wages from bank accounts in the Netherlands.

HUNDREDS of Turkish construction workers with multinational firm Gama will today protest outside the Dáil as the dispute over underpayments by the company enters its second week.

Gama’s treatment of workers has backfired, Political Reporter Michael O’Farrell writes from Galway.

The sight of workers protesting about pay or conditions in Dublin’s O’Connell Street is hardly a rare sight, although it is one that has become infrequent in recent years.

HUNDREDS of angry Gama workers are today planning to target the company’s largest construction project, a Galway power station being built for the ESB in Tynagh.

HUNDREDS of Gama workers will today stop work and march in protest against the company following revelations that millions in lost wages is being held in previously unknown Dutch bank accounts.