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SPECIALIST CARE: Are we looking after our intern doctors and specialist trainees?

Ireland

During their years of training, doctors often work excessive hours and experience poor work environments in the Irish healthcare system.

16 Backers raised €350 of €2430

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NO KIDDING: Are au pairs being exploited by Irish households?

Ireland

There are an estimated 15,000 childminders working in Ireland but despite widespread exploitation being highlighted within the sector a number of years ago, issues for au pairs continue to surface.

0 Backers raised €0 of €2800

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MAKE ENDS MEAT: What are conditions like for meat factory workers in Ireland?

Ireland

The Covid pandemic highlighted poor conditions for workers in meat processing plants in Ireland as one of the first industries to report frequent outbreaks of the virus.

9 Backers raised €190 of €3200

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APP LIFE: How is Ireland treating workers in the gig economy?

Ireland

Insecure, short-term jobs have become a staple of our lives, with those working in the gig economy providing essential services during the pandemic, sometimes with little reward.

3 Backers raised €135 of €2750

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GENERATION REGENERATION: Will Limerick city ever get the chance it was promised to eliminate deprivation?

Limerick

Cuts, revisions and delays have resulted in under delivery of housing and controversy over the regeneration of Limerick, over a decade after a plan was launched to transform the city.

10 Backers raised €330 of €3320

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RACISM AT WORK: Is ethnic discrimination placing barriers before people in the workplace?

Ireland

Ireland’s population has diversified over the past decade. Just 82% of the population identifies as white Irish in the 2016 Census, compared to 94% in 2011.

21 Backers raised €452 of €2290

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SHUTTING THE DOOR: Will the pandemic make it even harder for disabled people to get jobs in Ireland?

Ireland

With the lowest rate of employment for disabled people in the EU, Ireland does not have a good track record in this area. Now with the added economic stresses of Covid-19, many campaigners are worried that the situation will only get worse.

9 Backers raised €280 of €1340

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SUSPENDED ANIMATION: How can we help artists recover after the coronavirus crisis?

Ireland

The coronavirus crisis has brought home the importance of art to our lives and to society. As we become increasingly cocooned indoors, people are turning to books, films and music for comfort, inspiration and to boost their mental health.

10 Backers raised €225 of €910