“Focusing on Decent Jobs For Young People”: Spotlight on Erin Polaczuk (NZCTU)

By Pierre Martinot (interviewer)

In May 2006, New Zealand was the host country for the regional seminar on youth employment organised by the ICFTU's regional organisation covering Asia and the Pacific (ICFTU-APRO).

It enabled young trade unionists from the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the priority issue of decent jobs for young people.

Erin Polaczuk, Vice-Chair of the APRO Youth Committee, outlines the main aspects of the event whilst assessing New Zealand's own employment policy.