A spokesperson for the IRSP in Dublin, John Murtagh, said: "The Irish Republican Socialist Party fully welcome today's decision to award Salvacion Orge the level of compensation, a package totalling €25,000 plus her flight back home. This outcome will at least give food for thought to the employers involved and to likeminded bosses in Ireland of which there are many who still aren't prepared to pay a decent wage for a decent day's work.

"It is also my understanding that co-workers of Ms. Orge deserve credit for standing by her all the time whilst she battled with her employers. This is truly the type of solidarity befitting Irish workers and is renowned the world over, they, too, raised a staggering €1000 for Ms. Orge who was hired by Temporary Employment Agency to work as a beautician on the Irish Ferries vessel."

The spokesperson concluded by stating: "It is the view of our party that similar slave labour agencies continue to operate freely through out the country who are well and truly knee deep in the procurement of cheap labour from abroad. It is a known fact that this isn't an isolated incident. What the IRSP now call for is an in-depth independent investigation into the world of Temporary Employment Agencies and their growing use within the Irish labour market."

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