"Ireland has comparatively low collective bargaining coverage in the European Union making the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages of particular interest there. This report ex amines the views of Irish union officials on the current chal lenges pertaining to increased collective bargaining. The findings reveal that union officials are largely positively disposed towards the Directive and optimistic it will contrib ute to addressing the current challenges. However, it was felt that the impact of the Directive is dependent upon how it is transposed. The report offers recommen dations for policy changes based on the findings and examples from other inter national co"

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