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Primark employees and their unions from around Europe came together in Dublin on 16 and 17 June to create a network aimed at information exchange and cooperation across borders.

Participants from Belgium, Ireland, Germany, Spain and the UK talked about working conditions and labour relations in the different countries where the company operates. A number of joint issues were identified, such as lack of enough guaranteed working hours to make a living, unpredictable scheduling, high levels of stress because of understaffing and a very high volume of items being turned over and too heavy lifting.

It was agreed to keep each other informed of national developments and to exchange information on collective agreements.