Thousands of childcare workers strike over pay

Thousands of childcare workers have walked off the job around the country demanding equal pay. They say their wages are as low as 22 dollars an hour and well below teaching counterparts in the education system. And as lowly-paid child carers walked out in their biggest protest yet, it was an early pick-up at hundreds of centres across the country.

Childcare workers protesting in Melbourne. Source: SBS