Camden Council's contractors should pay the London Living Wage not poverty wages

The Green Party supports the introduction of the London Living Wage. This means that council workers - including those working for contractors - are paid a minimum of £8.30 per hour, rather than the national minimum of £5.83, which is what Camden Council's contractors pay street cleaners and carers. It has been calculated that this would cost approximately 0.03% of the council's budget, which is likely to be offset by reduced staff turnover and improved productivity.

The Camden Labour Party promised to introduce the London Living Wage in its 2010 manifesto, but has conspicuously failed to deliver. The lowest paid at Camden Council are receiving what can only be described as poverty wages. I will campaign to persuade the council to introduce the London Living Wage. The Greens believe fair is worth fighting for.