April, 2003
CTU Submission on the Industry NZ and Trade NZ Integration Bill
Submitted by Editor Policy on 30 April, 2003 - 00:00.CTU Submission on the Status of Redundancy Payments Bill
Submitted by Editor Policy on 30 April, 2003 - 00:00.CTU Submission on the Better Regulation of the Building Industry in New Zealand Discussion Document
Submitted by Editor Policy on 30 April, 2003 - 00:00.Counting the Cost of Our Health and Safety Record
Submitted by EditorNews on 28 April, 2003 - 00:00.Article by Ross Wilson, president of the NZCTU, published in the DominionPost, April 28, 2003 (International Workers Memorial Day).
Today is International Workers' Memorial Day, a day when we remember the more than two million workers who each year die around the world from work-related causes; far more than are killed by war, famine or AIDS.
Time to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Submitted by EditorNews on 28 April, 2003 - 00:00.Article for New Zealand Herald by Darien Fenton, NZCTU vice-president, published on April 24, 2003.
Last year the Ministry of Women's Affairs launched a discussion paper Next Steps Towards Pay Equity.
SARS Backgrounder
Submitted by EditorNews on 16 April, 2003 - 00:00.Prepared by the Canadian Auto Workers Union. Some of the information may not apply in New Zealand. Check with your union.
SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
What is it?
SARS is a severe form of pneumonia, accompanied by a fever. A small number of those affected can become severely ill.
CTU Economic Bulletin No. 35
Submitted by EditorNews on 2 April, 2003 - 00:00.The latest from the labour market - March 2003.
Comment
Most of the news - including economic aspects - is being crowded out by the Iraq War.
The recent announcement of a 0.8% increase in GDP for the December 2002 quarter and 4.4% for the 2002 year was overshadowed by an economic outlook dominated by the global effects of the war, a growing current account deficit, falling exports, a high NZ dollar, the prospect of electricity rationing, and the continuing drought in many parts of the country.