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Exploitation of foreign children

category national | racism & migration related issues | other press author Tuesday October 30, 2007 03:50author by Spailpin Fanach

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey has criticized the exploitation of migrant children who work below the minimum wage producing cheap food.

Migrant children work below the minimum wage producing cheap food. Migrant rights activist, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, has criticized the practice.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/index.aspx?c=irel...wgbau

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Ireland in good company
author by Tom Dantrypublication date Wed Oct 31, 2007 15:38author address author phone

Ireland has now joined Gap, Walmart etc. in the exploitation of children

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/1341203

New?
author by Davepublication date Wed Oct 31, 2007 15:50author address author phone

First off, this isn't exactly new. It's been happening for a long time regardless of the legal situation. Maybe 15 years ago I worked for IR£50 for a 46 hour week because I needed money and needed to pay my own way. Granted I only stayed until I could afford to pack it in but I wasn't the last.

Secondly, not that it means it's acceptable, but I doubt none of us has bought anything that hasn't been produced by badly paid labourers, no matter how well meaning.

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