Day: 15 December 2009

Maritime Union warns of declining standards on waterfront

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.