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The Northern Ireland Congress of Trade Unions, supported by the Equality Commission and the Community Relations Council, has produced guidance and a video I Came here for… for trade unions to raise awareness about race equality and to encourage the development of strategies to achieve equality for workers and customers in a diverse Northern Ireland. The video shows migrant workers talking about their experiences and it debunks many of the negative myths about migrant workers, such as, they are causing unemployment. The video is 22 minutes long but can be used in sections to examine one of the myths or specific experiences of the migrant workers. The project booklet contains case studies, and activities. While these were designed for use with union officials and workers, they can be easily adapted for students. Activity four The Exploitation of Mushroom Workers in Ireland (Equal Opportunities and workers’ human rights) Resources The video Organising Mushroom Workers in Ireland This is or accessible at http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=2dCRMbVMhMo&feat ure=player_embedded In 2010, migrant women were working in forced labour on mushroom farms. Women were working in extremely bad conditions, were paid €4 per hour and had no time off to cash cheques or to buy food. SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union) and MRCI (the Migrants Rights Centre Ireland) united workers to change slavery-like working conditions. More than 500 workers took collective action to directly challenge their management about exploitation and their concerns with the conditions of employment. 440 workers now receive proper pay that was previously withheld by employers, have better conditions and are able to meet with the union at their workplace. Now, a Registered Employment Agreement clearly sets out terms and conditions, rates of pay, holiday entitlements and sick pay for the industry. The video Organising Mushroom Workers in Ireland tells the story of the exploitation and the actions taken to ensure the women got their rights. Use the clip where Inese from Latvia describes their working conditions and what happened when SIPTU and MRCI got involved. This is almost 4 minutes long and starts at 7.41 minutes into the video. Show the clip to the students once and ask for their immediate reactions. Then show it to them again and ask them to: List the ways in which the women were being exploited What human rights were being denied to the women The reasons why the women did not take action before the union got involved Explain why the employer was so angry when Sintja from the union came to speak for the women. Then show the last 2 minutes of the video from 13.19 onwards and ask them to identify: How Inese’s thinking has changed since the union involvement 3 ways in which the life of the workers has been improved What rights have they now gained Finish with a discussion on how the rights of migrant workers are linked to everyone in who buys mushrooms, and to all those who benefit from the work of migrant workers in other areas such as health and other service industries. 78 sECTION 3 EXPLORING Equality
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