EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 8 MIN
NZ votes against protections for gig workers
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"Embarassing" is how a union boss has described New Zealand voting against a suite of protections for gig or platform workers at an international labour conference. Aotearoa and the US were the only two countries that did not support the protections at the UN conference. NZ Council of Trades Unions secretary Melissa Ansell Bridges spoke to Lisa Owen.
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"Embarassing" is how a union boss has described New Zealand voting against a suite of protections for gig or platform workers at an international labour conference. Aotearoa and the US were the only two countries that did not support the protections at the UN conference. NZ Council of Trades Unions secretary Melissa Ansell Bridges spoke to Lisa Owen.
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NZ votes against protections for gig workers
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