Migrants in low-paid jobs being ‘exploited’, warn campaigners

Migrant workers in low-paid service jobs are facing shocking exploitation, campaigners have warned.

A survey of those employed in restaurants, security, home care and domestic work found that discrimination is rife, with people putting up with precarious conditions, widespread breaches of employment law and chronic underpayment.

The Migrants Rights Centre of Ireland (MRCI) said almost half of those spoken to are paid less than the minimum wage of €8.65 an hour and live on less than €300 a week.