Migrant workers - Bringing an end to the exploitation

A report by the Immigrant Council of Ireland consisting of interviews with migrant women from 21 countries makes alarming reading.

Many are professionally trained to work in positions such as nursing, architecture, engineering, and information technology.

Maria was recruited as a nanny in Manila for an Irish family, but she found herself not only looking after children but also doing domestic work like cooking and laundry. She told of spending hours preparing a meal on Christmas Day for the Irish couple and their four children and was then told to “disappear” and leave the family home and wander the streets while the family gorged themselves.