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National care service is needed, say South Wales care workers

CARE workers from South Wales will tell Britain’s Low Pay Commission today that a national care service in Wales and England is needed along with a wage of £15 per hour.

Unison Cymru/Wales social care members are meeting independent advisers to the British government on the national minimum wage in Cardiff.

The union is campaigning for a national care service in Wales and England.

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