ActionAid Ireland

Lobbying Organisation ActionAid Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details A letter and follow-up email and phone call to an Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar informing him of our campaign calling on the Irish government to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention 190 calling for an end to violence and harassment in the world of work and to update Irish legislation to require companies to address sexual violence throughout their supply chain, including in other countries.

Intended results For the Irish government to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention 190 calling for an end to violence and harassment in the world of work and to update Irish legislation to require companies to address sexual violence throughout their supply chain, including in other countries.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karol Balfe, CEO, ActionAid Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter sent by CEO Karol Balfe to Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar calling on the Irish government to ratify the International Labour Organisation convention 190 calling for an end to violence and harassment in the world of work and to update Irish legislation to require companies to address sexual violence throughout their supply chain, including in other countries.

Email (1)

Follow-up email by Jo-Ann Ward, Communications & Campaigns Manager.

Phone call (1)

Follow-up phone call by Jo-Ann Ward, Communications & Campaigns Manager.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)