10. Plaid Cymru Debate: Healthcare workers’ pay

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:48 pm on 6 October 2021.

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Photo of Cefin Campbell Cefin Campbell Plaid Cymru 4:48, 6 October 2021

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And when we clapped, as we heard earlier on, they were given hope that, at last, Governments would give them a decent wage in recognition of the challenging tasks they carry out day in, day out. But, unfortunately, that has turned into dismay. For them, the thunderous clapping on our doorsteps has become a distant echo as despair and disillusionment has returned in heaps, because the clapping never paid for bills and their mortgage and food on the table.