The proposed new factory will provide many well-paid jobs for highly trained workers.
B
Local, family-owned shops cannot compete with a large, foreign- owned superstore. If they are forced to close, many locals lose their livelihoods.
D
The new superstore will increase competition with other superstores and can sell goods more cheaply than small, local shops. The prices of things might fall.
F
The multinational store will probably provide a greater choice of goods for people to buy.
C
Some MNCs do not want to negotiate with workers’ trade unions. This denies workers their rights.
E
Workers must pay up to 40% tax on their incomes, while MNCs pay just 12.5 –15% corporation tax on their profits. Some multinationals have even managed to pay no corporation taxes at all.
G
The profits of foreign- owned MNCs will be moved abroad. They will not be used for the human development of people in Ireland.
I
Employees at the new plants will pay income tax that will contribute to the upkeep of hospitals, schools and other important public services.
J
A new factory and superstore might provide spin-off business and employment for local cafés, cleaners, electricians and other service industries.
H
Some big employers want to hire people on ‘zero-hour contracts’. These contracts give workers few or no guaranteed working hours, which means little or no pay some weeks. This creates great financial uncertainty and stress for workers and their families.