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Mon 11 Nov 2002Workers for port tunnel firm protest at conditionsA driver working on the Dublin Port Tunnel development at Fairview claims there is widespread discrimination against foreign workers operating trucks owned by a firm subcontracted to remove earth from the site.He is among a number of workers who have also raised concerns about the safety of some of the trucks being used at the site. They also claim they are subject to bullying and harassment when they raise issues of safety, pay and conditions.