The Council of Trade Unions is supporting the Green
Party’s announcement today of a Poverty Action
Plan.
"We can create the New Zealand we dream of. A
place which is fairer for all, ensuring that those with the
least have more income and an improved quality of life," CTU
Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges said.
"Regardless of
whether people are in paid work or not everyone should have
a quality of life which allows them, and their whanau, to
meet their needs of housing, food, and other essentials. No
New Zealander should be living in poverty. All New
Zealanders should have security of the fundamental
basics."
"Increasing the minimum wage is about valuing
our lowest paid workers, and making our society better and
fairer."
"One of the many lessons COVID-19 has taught
us, is the speed with which people transition in and out of
work. The nature of work continues to change. We need to
create structural safeguards for everyone which allows
people to have security of life and income regardless of
employment," said
Ansell-Bridges.
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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