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Why cleaners are more valuable to society than bankers

category national | worker & community struggles and protests | opinion/analysis author Monday June 27, 2011 16:43author by SIPTUPR

Renowned UK based Academic Eilis Lawlor explains why Cleaners are more valuable to society than Bankers!

Eilis Lawlor is a UK based Academic, Director of Just Economics LLP and author of "A Bit Rich". She is former head of the Valuing What Matters programme at the New Economics Foundation. She was invited to give a Seminar on the theme of "Why cleaners are more valuable to society than bankers" to mark the launch of SIPTU's Responsible Contractor Initiative. She also took the opportunity to warn of the dangers to low paid workers from Irish Government proposals to dismantle Employment Regulation Orders.

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