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NSW LABOR: FAIR PAY FOR OUR MUSICIANS

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A NSW Labor Government will ensure fair pay for musicians by implementing a $250 minimum fee for musicians at commercial events that receive public funding.
 
Labor’s announcement will address the underpayment of musicians in the entertainment sector.
 
Event organisers seeking public funding for live performances must ensure that each individual performer receives a minimum $250 fee.
 
Artists have been among the hardest hit from the pandemic over the past three years, enduring capacity limits, border restrictions, industry uncertainty and COVID hesitancy.
 
There is currently no guarantee in NSW that artists receive a minimum wage when working at events that are receiving public money.
 
Labor successfully passed a motion in support for a minimum fee for musicians in the NSW Upper House in 2021, despite the Liberals and National voting against it.  
 
Quotes attributable to Chris Minns, Leader of the Opposition:
 
“We want New South Wales to be the music centre of the country, and our policy settings should reflect that.”
 
“Musicians need to be understood as workers and as small businesses, they need to be adequately compensated for their work.”
 
Quotes attributable to John Graham, NSW Shadow Minister for the Arts, Music and the Night Time Economy:
 
“Musicians are some of the lowest paid workers in NSW. They are the original gig workers.”
 
“When public funding goes into an event, the public expect that the musicians are paid a reasonable wage.”

CHRIS MINNS MP
NSW LABOR LEADER
 
JOHN GRAHAM MLC
NSW DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
NSW SHADOW MINISTER FOR THE ARTS, MUSIC AND THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY

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