Low wages for essentail jobs is unacceptable


	Low wages for essentail jobs is unacceptable

montypaul

7-5-2008 12:19 PM

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uk, brown, labour, greed, minimum wage, meanness, education

montypaul says:

Keeping essential job wages low (cleaners, carers, classroom assistants) is unfair and stifles social mobility

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