Unions can expose the hypocrisy of employers demanding the right to import labour while paying a pittance to their staff. But ultimately, the only effective way to turn the situation around is to reunionise the sectors of the workforce that have lost union protection and force the bosses to pay.
The real beneficiaries of this system of indentured labour are often the biggest companies in New Zealand. We know that all the hotel chains rely on temporary labour. SkyCity uses them extensively as do all the big fast food chains.
This week, in an effort to hide the impact of immigration scams that con cheap workers from overseas to come to NZ and erode the pay standards and exacerbate the housing crisis, John Key unbelievably claimed the reason we need to bring these slave workers in is because NZ workers are stoned and lazy.
The underwear manufacturer has a much bigger secret, a real secret: they’re hiding workers.
If the workers and customers can invest years of service and loyalty to Westpac, is it too much to expect some of that loyalty and service reciprocated?
A ground-breaking tripartite recommendation establishing the principles of pay equity in New Zealand should be accepted by the Government any day now.
The union, E tū says the flood of cheap Chinese steel is really starting to bite, with maintenance specialist and…
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We seem to be allergic in this country to debating our ridiculous immigration and migration policy.
The top ten skilled migrant categories are chefs, dairy cattle farmer, cafe/restaurant manager, retail manager, carpenter, dairy cattle farm worker, retail supervisor, aged or disabled carer, truck driver, registered nurse (aged care).