Motion NDM7034 Rhun ap Iorwerth

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the importance of International Workers’ Day and the role of trade unions in securing the rights of workers in Wales.

2. Notes that Wales is lagging behind the rest of the UK when it comes to fair wage levels, with many people in Wales on wages 30 per cent lower than the rest of the UK population.

3. Believes that legislation should be updated to:

a) deliver ‘Fair Work’ using policy and funding levers and raising collective bargaining coverage;

b) protect workers’ rights through more effective enforcement; and

c) embed social partnership and collective bargaining into the fabric of Welsh work life.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to ban the use of zero hours contracts in all devolved Welsh public services and associated supply chains.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to include a commitment to introducing a social partnership act and associated timetable to the current government’s legislative programme.