Young people in the workplace: valued or cheap? - preview
Alan Sealy argues that the current minimum wage legislation devalues young people
It was Harriett Wilson, a member of the Society, who in the 1960s first brought her concern about poverty to the Social and Economic Affairs Committee (a predecessor of QSRE, Quaker Social Responsibility and Education) Later a decision was taken to set up a non-denominational charitable body that in 1965 became the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), a significant and powerful political pressure group Nearly fifty years on, the situation is significantly worse
It has been acknowledged by the government that we are living in a society where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer Government targets to reduce child poverty are being missed and promises to get back on track sound hollow With the current economic crisis, unemployment will rise and inflation will increase so, in the short-to-medium term, the situation will continue to get worse for those on low pay
Alan Sealy
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