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Over one million women North and South experiencing poverty or social exclusion

Low wages, precarious work and low social protection supports among factors contributing to crisis Over one million women throughout the island of Ireland are experiencing poverty and social exclusion according to a Unite briefing note released today (5 March 2015) … Continue reading

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Botched application process leaves community/voluntary workers in fifty organisations facing redundancy

Unite concerned about claims some European Social Fund applicant groups were treated preferentially Monday March 2nd: Unite Equalities Officer, Taryn Trainor, called on the urgent intervention of Minister Stephen Farry to resolve problems around the allocation of funding to community/ … Continue reading

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Repeal of 8th Amendment issue of economic equality as well as human rights

Low-income groups, migrants effectively disbarred from travelling for abortion December 16th: Speaking today at a press conference organised by the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, Unite Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor said that repeal was an issue of economic equality … Continue reading

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Unite calls for new ‘Cost of Disability’ payment, highlights need to facilitate employment of those with disabilities

December 3rd: Unite today called for a new Cost of Disability payment tailored to individual needs and designed to cover the extra costs incurred by virtue of have a disability. In a Unite Comment published today, the union also called … Continue reading

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Women’s rights cannot be vindicated while Eighth Amendment remains

Unite supports campaign to repeal amendment to make way for fit-for-purpose legislation September 6th: Speaking at a conference on building a coalition to repeal the Eights Amendment in Dublin today , Unite Regional Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor said that women’s … Continue reading

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