{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69c112ee3bbfcfe8db49a6af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"More Than Seven in Ten Migrant Workers in Ireland Exploited Under Employment Permit System, Major New Survey Reveals - 23/03/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1774258664092-7fe2f862-95ea-48dd-9374-665caf38122d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has warned that there are \"systemic and widespread\" breaches of employment rights being experienced by migrant workers across Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>MRCI has published a report, Tied to Exploitation: The Experience of Migrant Workers in Ireland, which includes a survey of over 1,000 employment permit holders.</p><p><br></p><p>According to MRCI, the findings paint a deeply troubling picture where workers are routinely underpaid, overworked, harassed and denied basic rights.</p><p><br></p><p>MRCI Director Neil Bruton joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this report and its findings. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}