December 15, 2009

Mari­time Uni­on Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary Joe Fleet­wood says employ­ers and Gov­ern­ment agen­cies appear to be turn­ing a blind eye to unsafe work­ing con­di­tions in New Zea­l­and ports.

He says there have been ongo­ing feed­back from work­ers that paints a pic­ture of a decline in stand­ards in many ports.

Mr Fleet­wood says that the reces­sion and increas­ing com­pet­i­tion for avail­able cargo in New Zea­l­and ports means many employ­ers are cut­ting corners.