Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
People Need Opportunities Not Punishment To Find Jobs
The Green Party is calling on the Government to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to helping people into jobs following a new report, ‘The Pipeline of Potential,’ that highlights how people out of work need opportunities, not punishment, to find employment.
“Instead of punishing people for being unemployed when there is no work, we can build a workforce with good jobs that support the common good,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Workforce Planning, Ricardo Menéndez March.
“New Zealanders should be in control of our economy, our jobs and our future. We can create the jobs we need and do the kind of work that helps us build an Aotearoa we can be proud of.
“Today’s report makes clear that the punitive approach that this Government is taking to get people into work is not effective. We cannot punish people into work when there are no jobs.
“We need to take a more hands-on approach when it comes to our economy and the organisation of our workforce. We can give people meaningful jobs that help us confront some of our biggest challenges instead of punishing people without work and any real opportunities.
“We have a plan to provide people with meaningful work. Our Green Jobs Guarantee will deliver an initial 40,000 jobs to rebuild our infrastructure, restore nature and build homes for people to live in.
“Our Future Workforce Agency, Mahi Anamata, will actively plan for the skills we need. We’ll revitalise and supercharge the roaring success of Jobs for Nature, and we’ll ensure everyone in this country who wants a good, decent, living-wage paying job will get one,” says Ricardo Menéndez March.
https://www.greens.org.nz/people_need_opportunities_not_punishment_to_find_jobs