Asylum seeker work ban ruled unconstitutional

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The Supreme Court has found in principle that the ban on asylum seekers seeking work in Ireland, can be ‘unconstitutional’.

According to the Irish Times, the seven-judge panel found that, in principle, the ban in the Refugee Act on asylum seekers seeking employment, is contrary to the constitutional right to seek employment.

It follows a case taken by a Burmese man who spent eight years in direct provision.