Real Living Wage campaigners have today announced they had reached the milestone of 10,000 firms agreeing to pay staff boosted rates.
Research shows the drive has put more than £1.8billion in extra wages into the pockets of low-paid grafters since the crusade began 20 years ago.
But, as the campaign enters its third decade, some 4.8 million workers - one in six - is still paid below the Real Living Wage, as families battle the cost-of-living crisis.
