Register your organisation to become a member of the Living Wage Movement! You can become a member if you are a faith-based religious group, a union group or a community/secular group. This enables you to stand for a position on a Local Board or the national Governance Committee and it means you can participate in our leading-edge community leadership training.

Our Movement brings together community/secular, union and faith-based groups to campaign for a Living Wage. Our Member Groups are active in advancing a Living wage through their own organisations and can promote activities and news that is consistent with the goals of the Living Wage Movement.

The aims of Living Wage Movement are to facilitate the organisation of communities to secure the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life; to encourage and promote the development of better policies for working people; to raise public awareness and understanding of the issues associated with low income workers; and to develop the capacity and skills of our members to support and advocate for low waged workers. NB: To become a member of Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand please complete the application form and email to [email protected]

In 2017, the Government made a Living Wage promise to cleaners and security guards who work in police stations, courts, Work and Income service centres and other government buildings where New Zealanders work and visit.

During the COVID-19 crisis, many of these workers continued their public service, keeping New Zealanders safe, secure and well.
Their vital and essential work was in the spotlight during the COVID-19 response – even receiving personal thanks from the Prime Minister.

Yet these cleaners and security guards are still the lowest paid people in the core public sector, on pay that in no way reflects the value of the job or is enough to live on.

We’re calling on the Government to honour their Living Wage promise. This would transform the lives of hundreds of workers and be real recognition of the valuable role they play in our public service.