Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:17 pm on 1 May 2019.
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. As spokesperson for Plaid Cymru on the economy, what I hope or what I’m trying to do consistently is to try to develop policy and hold the Welsh Government to account as part of that work of strengthening our economy and making Wales more prosperous. But the worker has to be at the heart of that, not just because ensuring the worker’s rights is the right and just thing to do, but because a worker, of course, does deserve fair treatment—in pay and terms and training and safety and so forth, to prevent exploitation, because that in turn is going to be good for our economy. If a worker feels there’s value to the work that he or she does, and has fair recognition for that work and becomes a true stakeholder in their workplace, then that worker is going to be more productive. We know that raising productivity levels is vital as we work towards strengthening our economy. All of it is interwoven.