Prof Jane Wills of Queen Mary University of London has been tracking the development of the living wage campaign since it was launched by London Citizens in Walthamstow, east London, in 2001.
Prof Wills has released new research and a new film into the impact of the Living Wage to coincide with Living Wage Week.
This new short film features workers, their managers, employers, politicians and civil society leaders saying why they support the Living Wage.
The film was produced by Mile End Films and funded by the Centre for Public Engagement (both at Queen Mary, University of London), with the full support of the Living Wage Foundation (www.livingwage.org.uk).
View the film here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xz0ylCLBgE
Read the research here:
http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/livingwage/pdf/FINALReportLWFsurvey2013.pdf