The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) held its Annual Delegate Conference last week.
‘A better future for all’ was the theme of this year’s event at Dublin’s Ashling Hotel.
Dara Calleary, Minister for Social Protection and Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, opened the one-day conference before Brid O’Brien, director, INOU, addressed those in attendance.
The second part of the conference saw a round-table discussion.
Reflecting on the day, Joanne Farrell, welfare rights manager at the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre and chairperson of the INOU’s National Executive Committee (NEC) – who spoke at the event – said: “The INOU held our Annual Delegate Conference on Wednesday 20th May.
“We discussed our priorities for the year ahead, including income adequacy in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, the changing jobs market with growing digitalisation and how we continue to help those most distant from employment.
“Plenty of discussions, sharing knowledge and networking throughout the morning. To finish off, we all sat down for a lovely lunch.”
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