Petition launched to replace Flint’s Iron Ring with Welsh Dragon

In reply to Dafis

No sure how you could think that Dafis - as a matter of fact i would like to see all workers in Wales paid a living wage, i hope you do to http://www.cynnalcymru.com/living-wage/

In reply to Dafis

Poor wages and working conditions are a big issue, but that can only be changed by the workers themselves, as no-one else is going to do it for them. There is nothing to stop them joining a union, or even better, establishing their own union, especially for marginalised workers in the tourist and related industry in Wales. It could even be part of a general union for Welsh speaking workers, who are at present marginalised by the mainstream unions as well as by employers. I know that workers in tourism are marginalised and in a weak position, and much of the issues surrounding employment in tourism affects far more than jobs, but also the wider community. But there are no doubt strategies that could be developed that draws attention to the poor conditions and pay that workers are paid. One such strategy could involve the naming and shaming of Welsh employers who exploit Welsh workers - one piece of capitalist scum is much like another, be they Welsh or English, but we to start by putting our own house in order. Tourism is worth a lot to the Welsh economy, and I would like to see it become marginalised to the point where it's icing on the cake, rather than the bread and butter it is at present, but initially we should perhaps focus on ensuring that the huge sums that are at present syphoned out of Wales, remain here, partially in workers pockets and partially as investments in non-tourism based elements of the economy. For a start, why are we not considering worker controlled tourism businesses? Why is it that the Welsh Assembly Government seems happier to give huge grants to English companies rather than stimulate the local economy through the sponsorship of local worker operated and controlled concerns? Companies like ZipWorld are here to exploit our country and make a profit at the expense of Welsh people. A local worker controlled company offering a similar service would potentially be equally profitable, with the added attraction of those profits remaining in the locality to local benefit rather than being syphoned off elsewhere into the pockets of parasite shareholders.