T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 4 6
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published in New Zealand 8 June 2001
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BUDGET 2001
FORESTRY LABOUR INITIATIVES
UNPAID WORK AT 39% GDP
PLUNKET ON VOLUNTEERING
SKILL SHORTAGES
TOURISM 2010 STRATEGY
CATCHING THE KNOWLEDGE WAVE
The Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm
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http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl146.pdf
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* Our Diary of key events over the last few weeks.
University funding, Winz Target, Christine Rankin has a
story to tell, prison work, ship-building, family benefit,
the Cook Islands ... and much more.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14601.htm
* No mention of �closing the gaps�, and little new money
for action on jobs or for Maori. We summarise the main points
of the 2001 Budget.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14610.htm
* Budget figures show that there are now more welfare
beneficiaries than when unemployment reached its
peak a decade ago.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#numbers
* Budget initiatives are also aimed at addressing the skill
shortages in the forestry sector.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#forestry
* The value of productive unpaid work by New Zealanders
is estimated as equivalent to 39% of GDP.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#unpaid
* The Plunket Society is critical of the minimal acknowledgement
of volunteers in this country.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#volunteers
* An NZIER survey of business opinion shows the highest
readings since 1995 for businesses finding it difficult to get
skilled labour.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#skilled
* A national tourism strategy could provide an extra
100,000 jobs in the next ten years � and more than a
fifth of them could be expected to be amongst Maori.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#tourism
* Sean Dorgan, CEO of the agency behind �the jobs machine�
in Ireland, will be one of the main speakers at the
Catching the Knowledge Wave conference in Auckland.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl14600.htm#wave
C R E D I T S
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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
T H E J O B S L E T T E R
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and related economic and education issues.
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unemployment and poverty in New Zealand.
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