The Gama Strike - A Victory For All Workers (2006)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 59M
Director : Kevin McLoughlin, Emma Bowell
Synopsis
A documentary on the events of the Gama strike. A contractor operating in Ireland was paying its Turkish employees exploitative wages far below trade union rates. This is the story of how these workers fought back.
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