Imelda Morano said she is proud to be able to contribute to Irish society
Imelda Morano spent 15 years as an undocumented worker in Dublin. During this time, she worked any job that would pay her in cash – a creche worker, a carer, cleaner and front desk at a laundry. She remembers working well over 40 hours for as little as €6 an hour and at times only got two days off in a month.
“I moved to Ireland from the Philippines in 2007. I was a single mum with a young son and at the time I was paying bills, paying for his education and supporting my own mum who had an illness,” she said.
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