Wales TUC calls for face coverings to be made mandatory in shops and secondary schools across Wales/TUC Cymru yn galw i orchuddion wynebau fod yn orfodol mewn siopau ac ysgolion uwchradd ledled Cymru

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Shavanah Taj, Wales TUC General Secretary

Following the announcement of a local lockdown in Caerphilly and discussions with trade unions, Wales TUC has called on the Welsh Government to re-think its approach to face coverings.

Wales TUC General Secretary, Shavanah Taj said:

“The local lockdown announced for Caerphilly demonstrates the severity of the threat that Covid 19 continues to pose. People are understandably anxious about what the rule changes will mean for them and it is vital that everyone has access to clear guidance.

The rise in cases should also now trigger a re-think in the Welsh Government’s approach to face coverings. We are concerned about reports suggesting that social distancing rules are no longer being followed in many shops and supermarkets. Equally, the current guidance which leaves decisions on face coverings in secondary schools to be made at a local level risks creating confusion and inconsistency.

Face coverings should now be made mandatory in shops and in secondary schools across Wales.

These developments also highlight the challenges in enforcing the Covid rules and we look forward to working closely with the Welsh Government and other partners through the new National Health and Safety forum to ensure that employers are meeting their obligations to keep their workers safe.”

TUC Cymru yn galw i orchuddion wynebau fod yn orfodol mewn siopau ac ysgolion uwchradd ledled Cymru

Yn dilyn y cyhoeddiad am glo lleol yng Nghaerffili a thrafodaethau gydag undebau, mae TUC Cymru yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru at ailfeddwl ei ymagwedd at orchuddion wyneb.

Dywedodd Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol TUC Cymru, Shavanah Taj:

“Mae’r clo lleol a gyhoeddwyd ar gyfer Caerffili yn dangos difrifoldeb y bygythiad y mae Covid-19 yn parhau i’w achosi. Mae’n ddealladwy bod pobl yn bryderus ynghylch yr hyn y bydd y newidiadau i’r rheolau yn ei olygu iddynt ac mae’n hanfodol bod canllawiau clir ar gael i bawb.

Dylai’r cynnydd mewn achosion hefyd arwain Llywodraeth Cymru at ailfeddwl yr ymagwedd at orchuddion wyneb. Rydym yn pryderu am adroddiadau sy’n awgrymu nad yw rheolau ymbellhau cymdeithasol yn cael eu dilyn mwyach mewn llawer o siopau ac archfarchnadoedd. Yn yr un modd, mae’r canllawiau presennol sy’n gadael penderfyniadau ar orchuddion wyneb mewn ysgolion uwchradd cael eu gwneud ar lefel leol yn peri dryswch ac anghysondeb.

Dylai gorchuddion wynebau bellach fod yn orfodol mewn siopau ac mewn ysgolion uwchradd ledled Cymru.

Mae’r datblygiadau hyn hefyd yn tynnu sylw at yr heriau o ran gorfodi rheolau Covid ac edrychwn ymlaen at weithio’n agos gyda Llywodraeth Cymru a phartneriaid eraill drwy’r fforwm Iechyd a Diogelwch Cenedlaethol newydd i sicrhau bod cyflogwyr yn cyflawni eu rhwymedigaethau i gadw eu gweithwyr yn ddiogel.”


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