T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 7 8
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published in New Zealand 24 January 2003
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GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS)
MINIMUM WAGE AND APPRENTICESHIPS
TEACHER SHORTAGES
THE UN FOCUS ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
THE ALEXANDRIA DECLARATION
USA CONTRACTING OUT GOVERNMENT JOBS
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* Our Diary of key events over the last few weeks.
International job losses, growth forecasts, tax cuts
for low income families, Industry NZ cluster development
grants, shortages in the orchards, 6,000 long-term
unemployed, Sealord’s shortages ... and much more
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#diary
* Local government leaders from around NZ are strongly
urging the government not to sign away local councils’
rights to make decisions about how essential services are
provided. They are increasingly concerned that the
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) will
affect their powers and control of local resources.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#GATS
* Professor Jane Kelsey will next week launch a new
report on what GATS means for New Zealand and its
public services. She argues that GATS is a Trojan Horse
for the takeover of core public and essential services
by transnational companies.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#kelsey
* Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton expects the
GATS negotiations to create opportunities for New
Zealanders to increase their exports in innovative
industries such as engineering, architecture, education,
consultancy, environmental management and tourism.
We summarise some diverse “voices” from the GATS debate.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#voices
* The NZ free trade watch-dog group Arena has
published on their website a leaked EU document of
specific “requests” to New Zealand relating to GATS.
We take a look.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#leaks
* The Minimum Wage level has been lifted ... along
with the exemption applying to apprentices. Business NZ
warns that this will discourage employers from taking on
young people for training.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#minimum
* The PPTA says the current teacher shortage is the
worst on record.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#teachers
* The Universal Income Trust is sponsoring a nationwide
tour to educate the public about universal income systems.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#uit
* The UN has brought together a high-level panel of
12 eminent people to develop and promote national strategies
for creating jobs for young people. We look at the
background paper to their latest meeting.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#un
* The Youth Employment Summit held in Alexandria,
Egypt last year launched of a “Decade of Action” on
youth employment. Our sole NZ delegate is keen to
develop a local network for action.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#alexandria
* In America, President George W. Bush has announced
unprecedented plans to shift almost half of government
jobs to outside contractors.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#usa
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
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