A protest is underway outside the Department of Education by construction and trade workers in a dispute over pay and employment rights.

It is understood that the dispute concerns a school building project and is one of a series of protests planned as part of a 'Campaign for Decent Work', organised by the Construction Group of Unions.

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Protests began at 7am this morning at St Patrick's College in Drumcondra, and is due to move to the headquarters of the Department of Education headquarters on Marlborough Street.

A statement from the union said: "Workers are being forced to work as self-employed, despite the fact that they are clearly employees. This is done to drive wages even lower and to deny the workers concerned their pension and death-in-service entitlements as well as legal protection for holiday pay and other basic employment rights."

(MH/JP)