English: Diolch, Lywydd. Over the last 17 years, the UK has seen a huge proliferation of zero-hours contracts, rising from under 200,000 in the year 2000 to approaching 1 million today. This unprecedented increase correlates directly to the phenomenon of mass uncontrolled immigration over those years. In truth, 'zero-hours contract' is a misnomer - it is not a contract at all. A contract is an instrument drawn up by the signees that indicates an agreement between the two parties. This so-called contract of employment is no such thing, because it is completely one-sided. It contains none of the safeguards for workers usually incorporated in such a document - indeed, it is, in fact, the complete opposite, because it takes away any rights normally associated with such a contract. It is, quite frankly, a contract to abuse. The zero-hours contract is almost exclusively used in the semi-skilled and unskilled labour market - that very section of the labour market that is universally accepted as most affected by mass immigration. There has been the spurious argument - indeed, promulgated in this very Chamber - that it is a gateway to employment. It is, of course, no such thing. Agency contracts were used for such work opportunities, until, of course, legislation was passed to give agency workers at least some of the rights enjoyed by fully contracted workers. This instrument of employment is a prime example of the ability of big business and multi-national corporations to circumvent any legislation when there are market forces that allow them to do so. Mass uncontrolled immigration has provided just such a market. It is said that many jobless people are forced to take zero-hours contracts or face losing their benefit payments. Little wonder we have record in-work poverty and a huge escalation in food banks. Indeed, that well-loved political personality Tony Blair promised as far back as 1997 that he would abolish these contracts. Unfortunately, like so many of his promises, it was pure rhetoric. I confine myself in this debate to some economic consequences - [Interruption.] I think you'll have plenty of time after I've finished.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Dros y 17 mlynedd ddiwethaf, mae'r DU wedi gweld toreth enfawr o gontractau dim oriau, gan godi o lai na 200,000 yn y flwyddyn 2000 i bron 1 filiwn heddiw. Mae'r cynnydd digyffelyb hwn yn cyd-daro'n uniongyrchol â'r ffenomen o fewnfudo torfol heb ei reoli yn ystod y blynyddoedd hynny. Mewn gwirionedd, mae'r term 'contract dim oriau' yn gamarweiniol - nid yw'n gontract o gwbl. Mae contract yn offeryn a luniwyd gan y sawl a'i llofnoda sy'n dynodi cytundeb rhwng y ddau barti. Nid yw'r contract cyflogaeth hwn fel y'i gelwir yn unrhyw beth o'r fath, gan ei fod yn gwbl unochrog. Nid yw'n cynnwys unrhyw un o'r mesurau diogelu gweithwyr a ymgorfforir fel arfer mewn dogfen o'r fath - yn wir, mae'n gwneud i'r gwrthwyneb yn llwyr mewn gwirionedd, gan ei fod yn cael gwared ar unrhyw hawliau a gysylltir fel arfer â chontract o'r fath. Yr hyn ydyw, a dweud y gwir, yw contract i gam-drin. Defnyddir y contract dim oriau bron yn ddieithriad yn y farchnad lafur led-grefftus a heb sgiliau - yr union ran o'r farchnad lafur y derbynnir yn gyffredinol ei bod yn cael ei heffeithio fwyaf gan fewnfudo torfol. Cafwyd y ddadl ffug - a ledaenwyd yn y Siambr hon yn wir - ei fod yn borth i gyflogaeth. Wrth gwrs, nid yw'n ddim o'r fath. Cafodd contractau asiantaeth eu defnyddio ar gyfer cyfleoedd gwaith o'r fath, hyd nes y pasiwyd deddfwriaeth, wrth gwrs, i roi o leiaf rai o'r hawliau a fwynheir gan weithwyr dan gontract llawn i weithwyr asiantaeth. Mae'r offeryn cyflogaeth hwn yn enghraifft berffaith o allu busnesau mawr a chorfforaethau rhyngwladol i osgoi unrhyw ddeddfwriaeth pan fo grymoedd y farchnad yn caniatáu iddynt wneud hynny. Mae mewnfudo torfol heb ei reoli wedi darparu marchnad o'r fath. Dywedir bod llawer o bobl ddi-waith yn cael eu gorfodi i gymryd contractau dim oriau neu wynebu colli eu budd-daliadau. Nid oes rhyfedd fod gennym lefelau uwch nag erioed o dlodi mewn gwaith a chynnydd enfawr mewn banciau bwyd. Yn wir, addawodd y bersonoliaeth wleidyddol annwyl, Tony Blair, mor bell yn ôl â 1997 y byddai'n cael gwared ar y contractau hyn. Yn anffodus, fel cynifer o'i addewidion, rhethreg pur oedd y cyfan. Cyfyngaf fy hun yn y ddadl hon i rai canlyniadau economaidd - [Torri ar draws.] Rwy'n meddwl y cewch ddigon o amser ar ôl i mi orffen.