Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Campaign to Increase Paid Parental Leave - 26 For Babies
Campaign to Increase Paid Parental Leave Launched - 26 For Babies
26 Weeks Paid Parental Leave, An Important Measure for Parents and Children According to Unions and Parents' Groups…Which National Have Already Said They'll Veto
By Mark P. Williams
Click for big version.
Today saw the launch of the 26 For Babies campaign, a new coalition of unions and parental support groups and associations formed to support the extension of paid parental leave and Sue Moroney's bill to increase it to 26 weeks.
The speakers argued that it was a particularly important provision for the health and wellbeing of New Zealand children, and for the economic security of parents, measures which would have long term benefits to the country.
Significantly, Sue Moroney described the campaign as opening up an important debate and said that the National Party had already indicated that they would veto the proposed bill.
Speeches:
Convenor
- Rebecca Matthews:
Click a link to play audio (or right-click to
download) in either
MP3 format or in OGG
format.
Deborah Morris-Travers:
Click a link to play audio (or right-click to
download) in either
MP3 format or in OGG format.
Rose Swindells:
Click a link to play audio (or right-click to
download) in either
MP3 format or in OGG format.
Sue Moroney
Click a link to play audio (or right-click to
download) in either
MP3 format or in OGG format.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
Click for big version.
ENDS
Mark P. Williams
Political Journalist and Independent Academic Researcher
Journalist and independent academic researcher with primary interests in politics and literature.
As a researcher I am a contributor to various academic publications, including Alluvium journal of 21st century literature, The Literary London Journal, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, and Critical Engagements: Journal of the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies (UKNMFS).
As a journalist, I have worked as Parliamentary reporter for Scoop Independent Media and International editor for the Scoop Review of Books.
Peter Dunne: Luxon Gets Out His Butcher's Knife - Briefly
Binoy Kampmark: Warring Against Encryption, Australia Is Coming For Your Communications
Gordon Campbell: On Fast Track Powers, Media Woes And The Tiktok Ban
Binoy Kampmark: Censorship Wars, Elon Musk, Safety Commissioners And Violent Content
Gordon Campbell: On The Public Sector Carnage, And Misogyny As Terrorism
Ramzy Baroud: NATO’s Never-ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully Is Faltering