Sinn Fein Cllr Paul Fleming.
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming has welcomed the decision by the new Derry and Strabane Council to unanimously support his party’s call for the introduction of a living wage.
He also said Sinn Féin would also be pushing ahead to lobby for the formation a job creation unit locally.
Cllr Fleming said: “We are pleased that we got support for our motion for the introduction of a living wage to be introduced.
“In 2014, people deserve to be paid a decent wage and Sinn Féin believes that introducing the living wage will ensure that the lowest-paid workers will enjoy a better quality of life.
“Paying local workers a living wage would boost the North West economy because they would have more money to spend in local businesses.
“Providing workers with a living wage would also help prevent the emergence of a two-tier economy which would leave behind those on benefits and low pay.”
Cllr Fleming said Sinn Fein was determined people were paid a wage that reflected their work and allowed people “to move out of the poverty bracket.”
He concluded: “We will also be pushing to ensure that one of the first actions of the new council will be the formation of a job creation unit for the Derry and Strabane area to help lift people out of unemployment and create sustainable jobs.”
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