EAPN calls for the immediate publication of JLC Review

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Members of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) have cautiously welcomed media reports on the findings of the review of the Joint Labour Committee (JLC) process for setting the minimum wage in certain low paid sectors.The EAPN's 2020 Ireland Europe Working Group has called on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Richard Bruton to immediately release the full review, stating that "while the report itself is not available, initial information indicates that the report recommends that the system should be maintained to protect reasonable standards for vulnerable workers and that ending it would not lead to an increase in employment."

Working Group spokesman Paul Ginnell said as well as immediately publishing the review the Government must ensure that in its implementation workers can get a decent wage for their work which allows them and their families to live with dignity.

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