Asylum seeker work terms criticised in protests across country

New measures to allow asylum seekers to work in Ireland are impractical, say protesters.

The simultaneous protests in Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick were held on the eve of today’s expected announcement by the Supreme Court, which is predicted to rule that banning asylum seekers from working is unconstitutional.

However, while the Dáil recently passed a motion declaring it will “opt-in” to an EU directive, which includes the provision of access to work, critics say the measures “make it all but impossible” for asylum seekers to gain employment.