Labour’s Māori Caucus has called on iwi leaders and
national Māori organisations to seek urgent meetings with
the National Government to directly express their concerns
about employment law changes which will harm Māori
workers.
In an open letter sent today, Labour’s MP for
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Meka Whaitiri says this mean-spirited
legislation will take away tea-break entitlements and give
employers the ability to walk away from collective
bargaining.
“It will also remove the right for
vulnerable workers in small businesses – many of whom are
Māori – to be secure from redundancy and have their terms
and conditions protected when the business is sold.
“Low
wages in New Zealand will be driven down even further by
these changes.
“We urge iwi leaders and national Māori
organisations to join with Labour in standing up for the
rights of their people,” Meka Whaitiri
says.
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