Staff at a popular shop in Dublin Airport are striking as part of a protest against compulsory redundancies.
Estee Lauder is implementing compulsory redundancies on statutory terms of two weeks of pay per year of service plus an additional week.
40 workers at the global cosmetics brand are participating in two days of industrial action at the airport roundabout.
The first day of protest started this morning at 5am with the second strike day taking place on Friday.
Mandate Trade Union has alleged that the company will be rehiring workers on inferior terms and conditions of employment.
But a spokeswoman for Estee Lauder has told Dublin Live that the above statement is untrue and that the employees will get the same hourly rate, same holiday entitlement, and pensions contributions.
Rob McNamara of Mandate Trade Union said: "Estee Lauder need to have respect for their workers.
"That means they should negotiate with the workers through their trade union and implement a package that’s fair for everyone concerned.”
He added: “The fact the company is attempting to make workers apply for their own jobs on inferior terms should be a concern for everyone.
"If Estee Lauder, one of the largest and most profitable enterprises on the planet, can treat their workers this appallingly, then it can happen to anyone.
"Regrettably, the only way these workers can prevent their company from implementing these regressive measures is by going on strike, which they shouldn’t have to do.”
The spokeswoman for Estee Lauder said: "Like many other businesses, The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland is adapting to the challenge of Covid-19, which has accelerated existing shifts in the travel retail landscape and given rise to others.
"As part of that process, and following a consultation process, we have had to take the difficult decision to make some of our employees redundant.
"The Estée Lauder Companies have engaged openly and transparently with our colleagues and their Union throughout this period.
"As part of this engagement, we have made a number of concessions, including going beyond the legal requirements and providing redundancy payments to those colleagues who are not eligible for statutory redundancy and recalibrating existing roles to minimise the number of redundancies to be made.
"We realise this will be difficult for our employees and are committed to supporting them throughout this process.”
