T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 3 3
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published in New Zealand 30 October 2000
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COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT GROUP
MAYORS MEET GOVERNMENT MINISTERS
YOUNG UNEMPLOYED
TRANZ RAIL
INCOME INEQUALITY
DEBATING CHAPPLE
THE JOBS CHALLENGE
The Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm
or to download as a PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl133.pdf
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* Our Diary of key events over the last few weeks. Tranz Rail, Sale of Fletcher
Energy, Bakers
shortage, Masive IT vacancies in the US, Government-Business Meeting, Olympic jobs,
trades-people leaving, more lay-offs, student loan processing, rebuilding mental
health sector,
and the Americas Cup jobs figures.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13301.htm
* Our interview with Charlie Moore, the new General Manager of the Community
Employment
Group (CEG)
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13310.htm
* The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs has met with Ministers in Wellington in the latest of
their
consultation forums.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm#mayors
* Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harre tells the Mayors that, in the last census, 42.7%
of the
unemployed were under the age of 25. She says the government is trying to address the
fact
that successive administrations have focussed on skills training rather than job
creation.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm#challenge
* Tranz Rail is to sell its long-distance passenger services and contract out some key
operations. Some unprofitable branch lines may close. Political commentator Chris
Trotter
argues that the taxpayer should buy back the railway network.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm#tranz
* There continues to be a growing inequality in the labour market in New Zealand �
with top
income people getting more, while people at the bottom are getting less.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm#income
* University of Otago senior lecturer in economics Robert Alexander has taken issue
with
Simon Chapple�s report on the �Closing the Gaps� statistics
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm#chapple
* Voices � from the continuing New Zealand Herald Jobs Challenge series.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl13300.htm#voices
* Check out our directory of The Jobs Challenge series.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/nzh2000.htm
* �Building Wealth -- The New Rules for Individuals, Companies and Nations� by Lester
C.
Thurow. In this book, Thurow describes how the new economy is dismantling the old
foundations of personal, business and national success and how the old career ladders
are
disappearing. See our online bookstore at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/books/0887309518.htm
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ISSN No. 1172-6695
edited by Vivian Hutchinson for the Jobs Research Trust
P.O.Box 428, New Plymouth, New Zealand
phone 06-753-4434 fax 06-753-4430
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Associates - Rodger Smith, Dave Owens and Jo Howard
Secretary - Shirley Vickery
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and related economic and education issues.
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unemployment and poverty in New Zealand.
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