Labour supports the regular increase in the minimum wage and through our fair pay agreement system is taking pressure off large minimum wage increases by getting industry, employers, and unions to negotiate their minimum working conditions in low-paid industries. Fair pay agreements will allow employers and unions to be able to negotiate minimum conditions that are appropriate for their industry and to help good quality employers from being undermined by ratbags who pay as low as they can and treat their workers as expendable. Our workers are not expendable; they're valuable.