Safeguards in Garda facial recognition technology bill do not go far enough — IHREC via Steven Heaney Irish Examiner

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The IHREC hosted a conference on Promoting Socio-Economic Equality in Employment last week, and I am grateful to have participated in Commissioner Ronayne's session. Some conferences feed your mind and soul, and this was definitely one of them. #socialprocurement Law and Gov DCU Dublin City University

'We want the government to follow up on its promise to introduce legislation to prohibit discrimination against people simply because of where they live or what they look like or how they speak'
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'I think it's really important to be in spaces where we can discuss issues to do with access to the labour markets but also progression within it.' #EqualityatWork
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David Somers Irish Deaf Society highlighting Unemployment, Underemployment and Career Guidance within the Deaf Community. #EqualityatWork

'If employers can create the gender balance and equal opportunities for all it will give all the opportunity to contribute in the social economic society of Ireland even more and more.' #EqualityatWork
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Our members Kathleen Farrell and Catherine Murphy did us proud today at Engaging Dementia Conference discussing 'Rights Made Real'—the first-ever training in Ireland on human rights for people living with dementia, sponsored by Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission. #HumanRights #16thIDC

2 days after Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission call to #Addthe10th in Irish #Equality laws (ihrec.ie/commission-cal…), UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter together with Jim Clarken, Chair of EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights publish a paper to reinforce request on MerrionStreet.ie to protect citizens from #SocioEconomic #Discrimination .

As our Promoting Socio-Economic Equality in Employment conference wraps us, Mariaam Bhatti speaks of the importance of having spaces like these to learn about issues and have discussions around positive measures that can be taken #EqualityatWork

Commissioner Kathleen Lynch reiterates our position that 'Socio-economic status should be the 10th ground on which discrimination is prohibited' 
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'Research consistently demonstrates that organisations that prioritise employee wellbeing and create inclusive environments for individuals with mental health conditions benefit through increased productivity, higher employee retention rates, and improved morale.'

At Today's Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission conference on Achieving Equality at Work, Shine CEO Nicola Byrne said: 'Beyond the moral imperative, there's a compelling business case for investing in mental health accommodation.

Niamh O'Connor from CPL and Eimear Harty from Bank of Ireland talk about employers expertise of supporting disability disclosure and policy development in consultation with employees at IDHuman Rights Ed.C. #EqualityatWork conference

Our Irish Dementia Working Group members were working hard today, making sure the voice of those living with dementia is always heard Engaging Dementia Conference Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission. #HumanRights #16thIDC

📣 Mental Health Reform today attended the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission Conference 'Achieving Equality at Work'.

Great to see our member organisation Shine speaking to highlight the needs of those with psychosocial disability in employment.

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Andrew from ATD Ireland speaks about his journey to the United Nations to present the class that Socio-Economic Discrimination needs to be illegal the same as racism & protection must be put in place #Addthe10th
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission #EqualityatWork
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'Traveller unemployment can be solved, there are about 10,000 at working age. We are trying to get employers to understand the need for targeted initiatives.' Andrew Chapple ITM Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission Achieving #EqualityatWork

There are a lot of myths about reasonable accommodations amongst employers - that they are expensive or difficult, when they are neither - says Anna Boda of EmployersForChange at Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission #EqualityatWork

Great support from UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter United Nations special Rapporteur on #Poverty on the #Addthe10th campaign & #Addthe10th alliance ATD Ireland
Thank you #EqualityatWork