Mick Clifford: Any debate on immigration and housing must acknowledge the vital work done by foreign-born people

There are some, particularly online, who grab any kind of statistics to present immigration as a threat — but they fail to recognise the often physically and emotionally draining work required of many immigrants.

Visit any nursing home and you'll observe foreign workers engaged in the primal task of physically accompanying older people. File Picture.

This week, two workers from abroad who had been promised employment but were left high and dry were awarded compensation. 

Tatenda Ncube and Brenda Mubalwa are from Zimbabwe. They, along with seven compatriots, were offered jobs with a healthcare company which had a contract with the child and family agency, Tusla. The work involved providing emergency care for vulnerable children at a centre in Co Cavan.