High risk, low pay: rubbish and recycling workers ‘undervalued’

High risk, low pay: rubbish and recycling workers ‘undervalued’
Waste Management was one of five businesses considered by WorkSafe for a safety intervention. (Image: NZME)
Cécile Meier
In 2021, in a mysterious decision it won’t explain, WorkSafe identified New Zealand’s biggest waste company for a wide-ranging intervention.  Waste Management was one of five companies the agency suggested for a new probe at the time, along with Talley’s, ISO, Alliance and Fonterra.  In the end, Talley’s was the only company selected for a Targeted Complex Intervention (TCI), according to information released under the Official Information Act. WorkSafe describes TCIs as “a collaborative ap...

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