The government is treating non-government
organisations (NGOs) as a source of free labour in working
with vulnerable children, says New Zealand First.
“National has bragged about new Children’s Teams
created under the Vulnerable Children Act but NGO staff
involved are getting no extra money, yet are expected to do
extra work on this new programme,” says Social Development
Spokesperson Darroch Ball.
“The government is
trying get away with using the skills and expertise of NGO
staff for free. Currently Children’s Teams are being
trialled with no expectation that they should be paid.
“Yet again National is undercutting social service
providers. The Productivity Commission noted that the
government is underfunding social services – the
government is not disagreeing with this either.
“New Zealand First wants these NGOs to be paid fairly
for their work. The government must acknowledge the valuable
services they provide,” says Mr Ball.
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