This is the list of documents available for the submission Motion by Councillor Eunis Jassemi:- "Council notes the findings that in Scotland, an estimated two-thirds of the children in poverty live in working households, 10% of all employees are stuck in low-paying jobs and 72% of that group are women. Council further notes the TUC endorsement of Labour's New Deal for Working People includes plans to ban zero-hours contracts, outlaw fire and rehire practices, and raise the minimum wage to tackle insecure work and to make sure that work pays as a key route to ending poverty. Acknowledge findings from One Parent Family Scotland that showed that nearly 40% of single-parent households are living on average £116 per week below the poverty line. Notes the findings found 27% of children are currently living in poverty and accepts the 2030 target of less than 8% of children in Glasgow living in poverty. Council notes Joseph Rowntree Foundation condemnation of the Scottish Government for not doing enough to reduce poverty, saying statutory child poverty reduction targets are unlikely to be met without significant additional Scottish Government action. The council agrees that it must seek assurances, plans and definite timelines regarding the introduction of 'poverty proofing' our jobs market, as it is one of the only ways that we can sustain a downward trajectory of poverty in our city, for continuous improvement of the lives of our citizens. The Council endorses the Joseph Roundtree Foundation's October 2023 paper, Poverty in Scotland, 5-point plan and instructs Council Officers to liaise with their counterparts in the Scottish Government to report progress on the response to the relevant City Council Committee within 3 months of Full Council. Council accepts that the only way to cut poverty and increase worker protections and rights is by a change of Government at the next UK General election.".

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