We are a broad based alliance of civil society organisations from three streams: faith groups, unions, and secular community organisations, united by a single vision — to organise with workers to eliminate working poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are non-party political and independent of government in terms of funding and association.
Win the Living Wage for Workers Employed with Public Money
A key focus of our movement is to ensure that workers directly employed by, or contracted to, publicly owned employers—such as universities, schools, hospitals, government agencies, and State-Owned Enterprises—are paid a living wage. This is based on the principle that our taxpayer funds should not perpetuate working poverty.
Win the Living Wage with Large Private Employers and Corporations
We organise with workers and their communities to encourage regionally and nationally significant private employers to adopt and champion the Living Wage, transforming workers’ lives and improving the economic prospects of the communities in which they live.
Strengthen Our Civil Society Organisations
We aim to build lasting people power among unionised workers, faith groups, and communities, functioning to strengthen civil society organisations to win the living wage and prepare our communities to win ongoing change.
Non-party political.
Built locally through local relationships and local issues.
Independent of government in terms of funding and association
Comprised of three streams of the membership: secular/community, union, faith-based groups.
South Auckland Living Wage Network
