Work

16 per cent of adults living in poverty in Ireland have a job – these are the working poor.

Summary of Living Wage 2014

This is a summary of the Living Wage published July 2014.  Social Justice Ireland is a member of the Living Wage Technical Group that calculates and updates the Living Wage rate.

Full text of technical paper supporting the Living Wage calculations - 2014

This is the fulll technical document underpinning the calculation of a Living Wage.  It was prepared, and will be updated, by the Living Wage Technical Group of which Social Justice Ireland is a me

Living wage is €11.45

The 2014 Living Wage for the Republic of Ireland has been calculated by the Living Wage Technical Group at €11.45 per hour.  Social Justice Ireland believes this should become the minimum wage and

Socio-Economic Review 2014 - Overview

Social Justice Ireland's Socio Economic Review 2014 'Steps Towards a Fairer Future' is a 320-page Review which analyses the economic challenges facing Iris

Elections Policy Briefing 2014

The key focus of the local and European elections should be securing the wellbeing of this and future generations.  Social Justice Ireland’s policy briefing ‘Elections 2014’ identifies some key issues and actions required that are critical to shaping a fairer future. 

Socio-Economic Review 2014 - Employment Podcast

Issues relating to the concept of work, unemployment levels, under- employment, long term unemployment, investment programme, working poor, tax credits made refundable are discussed in the podcast below.  The relevant chapter from our Socio-Economic Review 2014 is available here.

Ireland and the Europe 2020 Strategy

Social Justice Ireland has just published its annual review of the social inclusion aspects of Ireland's National Reform Programme and the Europe 2020 Strategy.  The review examines Irelan

Building a Just Society should be at the core of all Government programmes

783 million people live without clean water, 2.5 billion have no adequate sanitation and 1.4 billion people are without access to electricity in our world today.  This is a profoundly unjust situat

Election 2016 - Children and Young People

Click here to access Social Justice Ireland’s General Election briefing on Children and Young People.  This briefing outlines some of th