The Council of
Trade Unions is pleased that Parliament will have the
opportunity to debate Sue Bradford's Private Members' Bill
ending youth minimum rates of pay for 16 and 17 year olds,
following the decision today by the Labour caucus to send it
to select committee.
"The CTU supports fair pay for a
fair day's work, and unions have been campaigning to end
this form of discrimination against young workers," said
Ross Wilson, CTU President. "We are pleased with the growing
level of support to get Sue Bradford's bill to select
committee, to allow the debate on youth rates to take
place."
The Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination)
Amendment Bill is due to have its first debate in Parliament
later this month. United Future, Labour and the Maori party
have now signalled their support to the Greens to send the
bill through to select committee.
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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