10. Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Debate on the effects of COVID-19 on Wales's Economy, Infrastructure and Skills

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:42 pm on 1 July 2020.

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Photo of Helen Mary Jones Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru 4:42, 1 July 2020

We need to ensure that we change our mindset there, and when we talk about building back better, we've talked a lot about big infrastructure projects, but we also need to think about that work, that work that women do—the caring, the shop work, all of that. We need to value that work, we need to upskill those workers, and we need to pay them a decent living wage.

The Minister will have heard the evidence given by Chwarae Teg and others to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee yesterday, and I hope that he'll commit today to building a more equal society for women and a more equal economy for women being at the centre of his rebuilding plans.

I have other things to say, but the Dirprwy Lywydd has quite rightly ran out of patience. So, I'll draw my remarks to a close by once again saying how glad I am to have participated in this process and to commend these reports to the Senedd.