Anton McCabe is constantly on the move with mobile in hand, accumulating case after case, mediating between migrant workers in the construction, mushroom, meat, and catering industries, employers, immigration departments and the media.
Union, Ink and Paper (a documentary in postproduction) follows Anton’s advocacy of three South African meat workers trafficked into Ireland by an industry preoccupied with the short-term gains of cheap labour from outside the EU. Blending live action, animated sequences and voice-over by Anton, the film narrates the conditions of migrant workers in Anton’s immediate locality, and also documents his campaign for a seat on the local council.