Tag: forestryworkers

MPs agree there’s much more to do on safety in the forestry sector

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Politicians have responded with shock to revelations from forestry and wood processing workers at a symposium on the future of work in the industry.   FIRST Union’s Forestry & Wood Processors Symposium 2018 was attended by Union members, delegates and officials, Green Party leader Marama Davidson and Labour list MP in Tauranga Jan Tinetti.  The […]

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Future of Work for New Zealand’s Forestry and Wood Processing: Much more than logs

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A symposium to start a discussion on the future of work in forestry and wood processing has shown New Zealand is sitting on a mountain of untapped opportunity. The problem is, New Zealand is missing out on an incalculable amount of wealth due to exporting commodities as raw materials, instead of producing a wider range […]

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