Migrant workers earn 40% less than Irish counterparts

Minister Roderic O'Gorman welcomed the report's publication,  and said the divide in the treatment of non-Irish nationals in relation to wages and working conditions 'needs to be addressed'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins 

Migrants from eastern European countries working in Ireland earn an average of 40% less per hour than their Irish counterparts, according to latest research.

On the whole, non-Irish nationals working here earned around 22% less per hour than Irish nationals between 2011 and 2018, according to a new report undertaken by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth