Migrants’ group calls for reform of work permit system

THE Government is facing renewed calls to change the Irish work permit system with the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) launching a campaign calling for immigrant workers to have the right to change employer.

The campaign, which is being launched today in Dublin, is calling for a change in the regulations governing the approximately 25,000 migrant workers currently in the Employment Permit System.

As the system currently operates, these workers are only allowed to work for the employer designated on their permit. They are not allowed to freely change employer.