“They seek to blame the most vulnerable migrants, refugees, families fleeing wars, famine and oppression.”Īctor Donna Anita Nikolaisen in the video Now, more than ever, we must speak out and challenge those who peddle hate and division. “They want to divide us but we need to oppose their hateful messages of racism, misogyny and bigotry. “The far-right is mobilising in our streets, in our communities, in our workplaces. These groups are “threatening the vulnerable and stirring up hate”, according to the clip’s message. In the video, released to coincide with International Workers Day, former Fair City actor Donna Anita Nikolaisen declares the union body’s stance, saying there are “those who are seeking to divide us, who want to stoke fear and anger by blaming migrants and minorities”. Recent months have been anti-migrant protests take place in a series of locations across the country, with a common trope seeing blame for the housing crisis laid at refugees and migrants. The message is contained in a video published this weekend, as part of a wider campaign by ICTU to “counter the far-right and to promote the fact that the trade union movement was built on the simple idea of uniting working people standing stronger together at home and abroad, committed to fighting poverty, discrimination, racism, and fascism”. Warning that the “far-right is mobilising” in streets, communities and workplaces across Ireland, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said it has developed a strategy designed to equip unions to “oppose the hate-filled messages of racism, misogyny and bigotry” at every opportunity. TRADE UNIONS HAVE issued a joint call for people to challenge those who “peddle hate” and “anti-migrant” sentiment as part of a new campaign.
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