Hello all
I was listening to the Ryan Tubridy Show this week and he did a feature on the unemployment rates in Ireland.
All the contributors to this slot seemed incredulous when they stated that the figure for unemployment in this country is 88,000 - the figure being 4.3% for people unemployed (1.3%) of this figure is for people who are longterm unemployed).
Ryan Tubridy continuously asked who are these people, where do they live and why are they not working?
One of the presenters stated that people with disabilities are not actually considered in this figure which I think is unbelievable, all contributors dismissed this section of our population stating that they are not considered because they do not ahve the ability to work!!!!!!!!
Not one person pulled them up on this, I sent numerous emails on this topic but they were not included in the disucssion.
I am amazed at this and can't believe that nobody form the NDA got on about this issue on air to debate this issue.
Your comments please.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Friday, March 9, 2007
Primetime programme on thursday
Hello all
I was watching the Primetime programme on Tuesday this week about the difficulties with making immigrants legal, about their low wages, the black economy and the injust injust manner in which some employers are not making these workers legal and how they are not paying them properly.
This situation is increasing, more and more people are employed in the black economy in Ireland. some immigrants are very happy to get pay in this manner, to receive lower incomes than their Irish colleagues for the same work but it is extremely unfair and injust and will lead to more difficulties for the overall economy. This underlying situation in Ireland needs to be tackled properly now by the government. apart from form this, there are a huge number of job losses recently within the manufacturing industry, again, we are not addressing this properly witha set of policies to deal with this, we are not looking at how people need to be upskilled, need to be equipped with better skills, better training and training in knowledge-based industries as opposed to traditional manufacturing industries. These latest happenings are going to change the face of the Irish economy, they are going to place a greater divide between people who are doing very well and those who are struggling. These issues should be tackled now because we need to include immigrants, we need to establish a much better inclusive policy in our education systems, and in our employment sector and not alienate people more and more - this is what we are doing right now.
Your comments please?
I was watching the Primetime programme on Tuesday this week about the difficulties with making immigrants legal, about their low wages, the black economy and the injust injust manner in which some employers are not making these workers legal and how they are not paying them properly.
This situation is increasing, more and more people are employed in the black economy in Ireland. some immigrants are very happy to get pay in this manner, to receive lower incomes than their Irish colleagues for the same work but it is extremely unfair and injust and will lead to more difficulties for the overall economy. This underlying situation in Ireland needs to be tackled properly now by the government. apart from form this, there are a huge number of job losses recently within the manufacturing industry, again, we are not addressing this properly witha set of policies to deal with this, we are not looking at how people need to be upskilled, need to be equipped with better skills, better training and training in knowledge-based industries as opposed to traditional manufacturing industries. These latest happenings are going to change the face of the Irish economy, they are going to place a greater divide between people who are doing very well and those who are struggling. These issues should be tackled now because we need to include immigrants, we need to establish a much better inclusive policy in our education systems, and in our employment sector and not alienate people more and more - this is what we are doing right now.
Your comments please?
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Tina Lowe - who am I?
My name is Tina Lowe, I work in AHEAD - Association for Higher Education Access and Disability - and am running for the NUI Senate this year in an effort to get issues raised, debated, changed and put into our legislation in time for disabled people and for people who are disadvantaged and on the fringes of our so-called Celtic Tiger economy. I am going into this election because having experienced much discrimination as a blind person (having lost my sight in 1993) I want to make people sit up and question why it is that we treat people who are different in this way. I am also a very practical, driven person who believes in action as opposed to words only. I get things done and I attempt to make others take on new ideas and challenge their preconceptions. I would be delighted to hear your thoughts on my potential campaign and any thoughts you have from now on on this blog on any issues you feel are relevant and worth discussing when it comes to education, employment, discrimination, marginalisation and injustices in our society. This is my first time ever going into an election, I am a rookie but I have a track record from the work that I do: get jobs for disabled people.I have a voice which I have used many times in the media on many different aspects relating to my work and my life. I believe in power to the people and using your voice, so I look forward to hearing from you.
Audible Traffic Lights
Recently Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Coucil have switched off the audible traffic lights in Blackrock main street.
Reaction please: Is this discrimination or what?
Contact me at tinalowe@eircom.net
Reaction please: Is this discrimination or what?
Contact me at tinalowe@eircom.net
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