Give work permits to individuals, group says

IRELAND’S first national organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting immigrants’ rights wants the State to give work permits to individuals instead of employers in order to remove the risk of exploitation.

Founder and chairperson of the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI), Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, said the new body, born out of her Social Innovations Ireland Initiative, would fill a serious gap in the provision of services to the immigrant community.

Currently, there is no other free legal aid available to immigrants.