Noemi came to Ireland from the Philippines a year ago to work as a child-minder with a family of two doctors and three children.
"I was receiving a low wage," she said. "I didn't know what the minimum wage was. Then I found out about the MRCI and I collected leaflets from it.
"I talked to my employer about the minimum wage, and I got back pay and proper pay."
She now works a 40-hour week and is paid above the minimum wage. She is active in the domestic workers support group of the Migrants Rights Centre, and in the migrants' forum.
"If there are activities in the MRC I inform my employers, so that we can adjust the time," she said. "I've given leaflets from the MRC ... to all my friends, and they've had positive results with their employers."
However, Noemi would like to see the work permit scheme changed. "We are bonded by the work permit scheme. We are limited in what we can do, we can't take courses, and we are limited in our social activity."