The Workers’ Party has said increased penalties for those who do not take up certain work or training amounts to punishing those already in dire straits for the government’s failure to create jobs. Workers’ Party Meath representative Seamus McDonagh said the proposed fines of up to €44 for jobseekers labelled as failing to engage with [...]
The Workers Party has flatly rejected claims by the Department of Social Protection that criticism of the JobBridge internship scheme is unfounded. Low paid and exploitation encouraged by JobBridge Dublin North West Workers’ Party representative Jimmy Dignam said that far from being an unbalanced or unfounded representation of the extent of exploitation under [...]
Focus should be on job creation not forcing people into low-paid work and internships Restore Under 25s Jobseekers payments to full adult rate Dublin North West Workers’ Party candidate Jimmy Dignam has said governments should focus on the creation of real, sustainable and properly paid jobs instead of the current focus on forcing people into [...]
