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Is slavery a problem in New Zealand?

Is slavery a problem in New Zealand?

Feb 23, 2021 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society

By Gilbert Wong International business expert Christina Stringer has lifted the lid on migrant workers facing serious exploitation in New Zealand. When a temporary migrant worker queried his $8 an hour wage for an 80-hour week job, his employer told him, “We are the...
How do we define what is skilled and unskilled labour? 🔊

How do we define what is skilled and unskilled labour? 🔊

Apr 20, 2020 | Business & Economics

New Zealand is currently in the middle of a lockdown as the country attempts to eliminate COVID-19. With this, only essential services are operating. Much of those essential services are everyday things like public transport or food stores. The workers in these areas...
How has COVID-19 affected the labour movement in the United States? 🔊

How has COVID-19 affected the labour movement in the United States? 🔊

Apr 15, 2020 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society

The United States has fast become the most affected country by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from the hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases, the pandemic has also led to mass unemployment and widespread strike action by workers. Rachel Simpson spoke with Paul Taillon...
Can Labour’s Kiwibuild policy fix the housing crisis?

Can Labour’s Kiwibuild policy fix the housing crisis?

Oct 23, 2018 | Politics & Society

By Vanessa Cole Economic and Social Research Aotearoa’s Vanessa Cole critiques Labour’s Kiwibuild policy and whether it can help solve the housing crisis in New Zealand. The Labour-led coalition that came into power in 2017 have vowed to address New...
Can cooperatives transform the nature of work? 🔊

Can cooperatives transform the nature of work? 🔊

Jun 22, 2017 | Business & Economics

Maria Armoudian talks to Jessica Gordon Nembhard about worker-owned cooperatives and whether they can transform workers’ lives and livelihoods. Jessica Gordon Nembhard is an Associate Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the...

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