JLC follows lengthy campaign by Unite members working in sector
31 January: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers throughout Ireland, has welcomed the establishment of a Joint Labour Committee to set minimum terms and conditions in the sector. The JLC follows a lengthy campaign by Unite members working as English Language Teachers.
Commenting, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer Tom Fitzgerald said:
“The English Language Teaching sector generates up to €2 billion annually for the Irish economy in fees and spending. Yet the sector has been characterised by exploitation, with teachers battling low pay and precarious contracts. Prior to the pandemic, there was also a series of snap school closures with both teachers and students left high and dry by rogue operators.
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