Vic: A re-elected Vic govt to protect workers rights: Labor

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: November 3, 2006 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
11-03-2006
Vic: A re-elected Vic govt to protect workers rights: Labor

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By Melissa Jenkins

MELBOURNE, Nov 3 AAP - A re-elected Victorian government would introduce a pay and
conditions standard to protect half-a-million workers against Prime Minister John Howard's
workplace laws, Labor said today.

Tighter anti-discrimination laws to help parents return to work and a new council to
promote a healthy balance between work and family are also among measures to be unveiled
by Industrial Relations Minister Rob ...

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