Race to the bottom will drag us all down

IT must be wonderful for the ‘captains’ of industry and employers generally in Ireland to have ready access to all that cheap labour and ‘outsourcing.’ They can replace Irish workers with immigrants on the minimum wage (or less for part-timers).

I can see now why business was so keen for a Yes vote in the Nice referendum.

Will the saving be passed on to the customer? No chance. Employers don’t care too much about service levels to the customer; it’s all about profits and shareholders. Government is prepared to sit back and let it happen. Apart from the business community, who wins?