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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. And Mark, finally.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
So, do you think if we had a tourism and hospitality sector-specific social partnership council forum, do you think that that would make a difference?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. Shav, did you want to come in on that as well?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you very much. And just my last question: the Bevan Foundation and Wales TUC both called for the establishment of social partnership structures in sectors like tourism, hospitality and retail to improve working conditions. So, what progress has there…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. Victoria, I saw you nodding along. I don't know if you wanted to come in on this.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. Mark, did you want to come in on this?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Can I ask, then—? You've mentioned about employers who don't treat the workforce very well. Obviously, Amazon comes to mind for me, not only do they not treat their workers very well, there are horrendous stories of people working in Wales within plants and…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. And Mark next.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
No, that's fine. Thank you very much. Shav, if I come to you, then.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. I'm going to ask some questions now about social partnership. To what extent has social partnership been used to develop the Welsh Government's retail strategy and its visitor economy action plan, do you feel? And do you think that the fair work…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you very much. I'll be coming in a bit later. Thank you, Chair.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you very much. And Victoria.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. I'll be coming back in on social partnership a little later on as well. Mark, can I come to you next then, please?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you, Chair, and hello to you all this morning. I'm going to declare again that I am a member of Unite the Union as well as USDAW. So, just to build on what our Chair has just asked about fair work and the challenges, how effectively do you think the…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Absolutely. Is there anybody else who wanted to come in on any of that? Okay. Wonderful. Thank you all so much. Back to you, Chair.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you very much. Suzy, I saw that you wanted to come in too.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Brilliant. Thank you very much. And then, just the last question: what are your views on the fact that the Minister for Economy told the committee that there isn't a pot of money set aside for the retail strategy?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Fantastic. Thank you so much. Could you talk to us a bit, then, about the current expectations for the strategy in terms of timescale, focus and resource from your perspective, and also, I suppose, if you can give us any insight into others in the forum?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for being here today. I'm going to drill down a little bit more into retail, so I'm going to focus on asking Sara questions. There's a section coming up on tourism and hospitality as well, but if anybody wants to come in on…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you, I need to declare that I'm a member of Unite the Union and also the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers.
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you. In March 2020, the European Data Protection Board imposed a fine on a Polish school for using biometric data, or fingerprints, for 680 children in the school canteen in exchange for their school meals. Whilst it was noted that the school had…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
3. What assessment has the Minister made of the collection and use of pupils' biometric data in schools? OQ57698
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Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, children in my constituently as young as 11 and 12 are having to walk 45 minutes to school and back from Cornelly to Cynffig Comprehensive School in Pyle. I have met over 20 parents who have told me that they would not normally allow their children…
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Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. It has been inspiring to work with organisations in Bridgend to co-produce our upcoming Bridgend mental health pathway project—a single point of access for services that aims to improve accessibility and enhance collaboration between support groups…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. What initiatives is the Welsh Government undertaking to end the stigma around mental health in Bridgend? OQ57728
