Updated/ Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020 06: 50
Human rights and equality need to be built into Ireland’s recovery following Covid-19, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, which has actually published its yearly report
The commission said look after older people and people without the capability to live independently needs to be resolved in public policy.
The IHREC said Covid-19 and the State’s action to it has actually highlighted the existing inequalities in society.
In its 2019 report the commission said the same groups who experience disadvantage or discrimination, relative to the remainder of the population, have actually been hardest hit by the pandemic.
It said the vulnerability of individuals in gathered institutional settings indicate the need to resolve the role of institutionalisation in public policy.
The commission stated Covid-19 has shone a light on what is classified as “essential” work in the economy and society, which it says is often neither well paid nor safe.
It points out that this kind of work is frequently carried out by migrant workers and the right to decent work will be an ongoing focus of the commission.
Performing Chief Commissioner Dr Frank Conaty said the collective action to Covid-19 and the improving of society in its after-effects, should lean towards Ireland’s impulse of inclusivity, dignity and equality.
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