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Wed 03 Mar 2006Hungarians paid less than a third of legal rate, says unionAn investigation has begun into a claim by Siptu that Hungarian workers on one of the State's highest-profile construction projects are being grossly exploited. It is the latest in a succession of trade union claims about under-payment and exploitation of migrant workers.Siptu says the workers, employed by a sub-contractor on the development of Spencer Dock in Dublin, are working 69 hours a week for less than a third of the legal minimum rate for the job.