Meet the invisible work force: women migrant nightworkers in Ireland

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Abstract

Analysis: Women migrant nightworkers play an important role in Ireland's food, accommodation and entertainment industries, but are undervalued and underpaid Women migrant nightworkers in food, accommodation and entertainment industries perform fundamental forms of work. Yet, they are invisible in plain sight, undervalued and underpaid. What does that tell us about the current state of nightwork in Ireland? Meet Eleonora. She is a 32-year-old woman, a former primary school teacher in South America, who moved to Ireland just over a year ago. She is working the nightshift as a security woman subcontracted to a fast-food chain.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherRTE
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality

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