TUC CYMRU general secretary Shavanah Taj warned governments today that there is no point in talking about “fair work” while watching industries collapse and workers lose their jobs.

Ms Taj, delivering a solidarity address to the Scottish TUC from the Welsh labour movement, welcomed promises of fair work agreements in some sectors included in the Employment Rights Bill.

But she added: “Fair work alone isn’t going to help the workers at Grangemouth or Port Talbot.