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AAP General News (Australia)
02-28-2005
Fed: Economy needs wage rise for childcare workers - Labor

CANBERRA, Feb 28 AAP - A developing crisis in childcare threatened to damage efforts
to get parents back to work, federal Labor said today.

The shortage of workers reflected poor pay in the sector, opposition work, family and
community spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek said.

The Australian newspaper today reported NSW parents faced waiting lists of up to two
years for childcare places.

And the state childcare union warned the wait could get longer.

Ms Plibersek said many childcare workers ...

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