A workers’ charter entitled ‘Standing Up For Working People’ was launched by the Labour Party on 12th January.
Among a number of measures aimed at improving working conditions and job security the charter commits the Labour Party to increasing the minimum wage to €11.30 over the lifetime of next Government. The charter also commits the party to ensuring that the State and all State agencies become Living Wage employers by 2018, as well as the creation of a new auto enrolment pensions system to ensure proper pension provision for every worker.
Launching the document, Labour Party leader, Joan Burton, said: “Alongside tackling low pay and promoting a Living Wage, we must address the root causes of insecurity at work, which cause too many workers anxiety about how to pay their bills and look after their families. To that end, if re-elected to Government, Labour will end exploitative employment contracts and bogus self-employment.”
To read the full‘Standing Up For Working People’ document click HERE
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