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      Menial jobs in the European Union

        Notes from Spain, the Netherlands, and Ireland between 2000 and 2011


• "Your coworkers understand English," said the owner. They didn't....

Ciao Bella Roma — Dublin...

Moody Cool's, a farcical restaurant in Kilkenny Ireland...

Exploitation...

The Malthouse, Galway Ireland — a two-day job that felt like three...

A bakery job in Nijmegen the Netherlands, and a work permit - almost...

Zuni, a small hotel restaurant in Kilkenny Ireland...

Cleaning window-blinds at the Revenue office in Limerick Ireland...

Stiffed a few quid...

Kyteler's Inn - brief employment for sub-minimum wage ...

• Cleaning a few windows at an Irish hospital - few indeed....

• The "boulangerie" - factory bread in Dublin...

Pumping units...

Heaton's department store, Kilkenny Ireland...