Labour’s Future of Work Conference is under way. There is a page with information and live stream here.
The PSA has a great interview with Grant Robertson on the Future of Work:
Why did Labour make this such a big project?
We can see the massive impact that changing technology and patterns of work are having on working people and if we want to be a government of the future we have to prepare ourselves. We’ve got a study that says 46% of the jobs right now in NZ won’t be there in 15-20 years. Every single working person knows their experience of work has changed at a rapid pace and there is a real risk of high levels of unemployment and growing inequality. Also, the Labour Party is the party of workers, and if the nature and experience of work is changing we need to be there looking at that change. We need to make sure people can take advantage of opportunities, and mitigate the negative impacts. …
Another interview with Robertson has video here.
Looking to the future – planning to adapt and protect people – this is work a government should be doing. In this case, a government in waiting…
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