ACTU calls for nine per cent gender-based pay rise

Those in feminised industries like early child education should get a bigger pay rise, the ACTU says (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

​Workers in key feminised industries should get at least a nine per cent pay rise in the Annual Wage Review, according to the nation's largest union.

The ACTU says the boost would be a critical step in achieving equal pay for workers in occupations historically undervalued based on gender including care and degree-qualified work in early childhood education, education and health support, veterinary care and disability home care.