Over 300 staff in Cork have lost their jobs at the department stores' two outlets in the city on Patrick Street and Mahon Point
Laid-off Debenhams workers are spending their 200th day on the picket lines today.
They've been blocking liquidators from taking stock from the stores since early in April -- arguing it should fund their layoff packages.
Over 300 staff in Cork have lost their jobs at the department stores' two outlets in the city on Patrick Street and Mahon Point and they've been campaigning ever since for a fair redundancy package
Shop stewards say the state should have brought in legal protections for redundancy agreements during company liquidations when it was recommended four years ago.
Jane Crowe, the workers' representative in Henry Street, says the tightened public health restrictions have made things harder for them.
