English: Diolch, Llywydd. Can I begin by thanking Jane Hutt for bringing forward this important, and I think very timely, debate and motion this afternoon? Jane has been a tireless campaigner over many, many years for greater workers' rights in Wales, both in and, it's fair to say, out of Government and today, again, makes a powerful, compelling case for a living wage Wales, along with many other Members across this Chamber. Can I thank all Members today who have contributed to the debate, the discussion? I think it's fair to say that there is ample evidence now in existence to show that more equal societies are most certainly more happy societies, more contented societies, and that employers that pay well tend to achieve higher productivity rates. And within the foundational economy, as we've heard, there is a particular issue with low wages, but it's also in the foundational economy that we see a higher proportion of women in employment, which, in turn, contributes to the gender pay gap that we tragically have in our society and must get to grips with. And that's why we are focusing more than ever on what we can do to support better wages and higher quality work in the foundational economy. It's why the Valleys taskforce work has centred greatly on the role of the foundational economy, and it's why the Welsh Government is happy to support the motion this afternoon, because making Wales a more equal nation, a nation where everybody has access to fair work that pays a living wage and where all workers can develop their skills and careers, is a fundamental objective of this Welsh Government. It's also why we developed the economic action plan and put, right at its heart, the new economic contract. And I firmly believe that now is the very best opportunity for us to implement such a radical policy, with unemployment and economic inactivity at historic low levels. Were unemployment to be significantly higher, it would be far more difficult to implement an economic contract that asks so much more of employers. And the contract sets out a very clear expectation that businesses should clearly demonstrate their commitment to fair work if they wish to access Welsh Government funding. Where organisations are receiving and spending public money, I think it's only right that we expect them to sign up to our code of practice on ethical employment -
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ddiolch i Jane Hutt am gyflwyno'r ddadl a'r cynnig pwysig hwn y prynhawn yma, yn amserol iawn, rwy'n credu. Mae Jane wedi bod yn ymgyrchydd diflino dros lawer iawn o flynyddoedd o blaid mwy o hawliau i weithwyr yng Nghymru, o fewn y Llywodraeth ac oddi allan, mae'n deg dweud, ac unwaith eto heddiw, mae'n gwneud achos cryf a grymus dros Gymru cyflog byw, gyda llawer o'r Aelodau eraill ar draws y Siambr hon. A gaf fi ddiolch i'r holl Aelodau heddiw sydd wedi cyfrannu at y ddadl, y drafodaeth? Credaf ei bod hi'n deg dweud fod digon o dystiolaeth yn bodoli bellach i ddangos bod cymdeithasau mwy cyfartal yn bendant iawn yn gymdeithasau hapusach, yn gymdeithasau mwy dedwydd, a bod cyflogwyr sy'n talu cyflog da yn tueddu i gyflawni cyfraddau cynhyrchiant uwch. Ac o fewn yr economi sylfaenol, fel y clywsom, mae yna broblem arbennig gyda chyflogau isel, ond hefyd, yn yr economi sylfaenol y gwelwn gyfran uwch o fenywod mewn gwaith, sydd, yn ei dro, yn cyfrannu at y bwlch cyflog rhwng y rhywiau sydd gennym yn ein cymdeithas gwaetha'r modd, a rhaid inni fynd i'r afael â hynny. A dyna pam y canolbwyntiwn fwy nag erioed ar yr hyn y gallwn ei wneud i gefnogi gwell cyflogau a gwaith o ansawdd uwch yn yr economi sylfaenol. Dyna pam y mae gwaith tasglu'r Cymoedd wedi canolbwyntio'n fawr ar rôl yr economi sylfaenol, a dyna pam y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn hapus i gefnogi'r cynnig y prynhawn yma, gan fod gwneud Cymru'n genedl fwy cyfartal, yn genedl lle mae gan bawb fynediad at waith teg sy'n talu cyflog byw, a lle y gall yr holl weithwyr ddatblygu eu sgiliau a'u gyrfaoedd, yn un o amcanion sylfaenol y Llywodraeth hon. Dyna pam ein bod hefyd wedi datblygu'r cynllun gweithredu economaidd ac wedi gosod y contract economaidd newydd yn ganolog iddo. Ac rwy'n credu'n bendant mai dyma'r cyfle gorau posibl i ni i weithredu polisi mor radical, gyda diweithdra ac anweithgarwch economaidd ar lefelau is nag erioed. Pe bai diweithdra gryn dipyn yn uwch, byddai'n llawer anos gweithredu'r contract economaidd sy'n gofyn cymaint mwy gan gyflogwyr. Ac mae'r contract yn nodi disgwyliad clir iawn y dylai busnesau ddangos eu hymrwymiad i waith teg yn amlwg os ydynt yn dymuno cael cyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Lle mae sefydliadau'n cael ac yn gwario arian cyhoeddus, credaf ei bod hi'n iawn ein bod yn disgwyl iddynt ymrwymo i'n cod ymarfer cyflogaeth foesegol -