Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
192. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of his Department, if any, in ensuring that the State meets its commitments under the UN International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; if so, if he will provide details of same for the years 2019 and 2020 and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16945/21]
View answerI understand Ireland is not a signatory to the UN International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. I suggest the Deputy takes up the matter with my colleague the Minister for Justice.
In respect of employment rights and protections, Ireland’s employment rights legislation protects all employees, including all migrant workers, who are legally employed on a contract of service basis. We have a comprehensive body of employment rights law, ranging from Payment of Wages and Minimum Wage to Working Time and Unfair Dismissals legislation. The Workplace Relations Commission (‘the WRC’) is a statutorily independent office of my Department. Among the core functions of the WRC include the enforcement of employment rights and employment permits legislation, the provision of employment rights and industrial relations information, and promoting compliance with employment rights and equality legislation
