Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. I refer to the industrial action being taken this week by Parliament House cleaners following this minister's decision to scrap the Commonwealth Cleaning Services Guidelines. Does the minister agree with the parliamentary cleaner who said:

We are low paid workers. It is harder and harder for us. The cost of living is so high on a cleaner's wage. All we want is a small pay increase, under $1.80 an hour, for the work we do.