Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:53 pm
The first infringement notices for border workers who
have not complied with COVID-19 testing requirements have
been issued, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
A
total of 18 infringement notices, containing a fine of $300
each, have now been issued to border workers who have not
complied with testing for COVID-19 under Schedule 2 of the
Required Testing Order.
“Our border workers are on
the frontline of Aotearoa New Zealand’s efforts to keep
COVID-19 out of our communities, so it is critical to
support this workforce as best we can,” the Ministry’s
Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay
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PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said all border staff will have to be vaccinated or they ll be redeployed - but that hasn t happened. Photo / Mark Mitchell
PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said all border staff will have to be vaccinated or they ll be redeployed - but that hasn t happened. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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Saturday, 10 April 2021, 6:05 pm
Kiwi Seafarers continue to feel shortchanged by the New
Zealand Government.
On the 1st of December
2020 the UN general Assembly called for all Seafarers to be
designated as Key Workers. International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim said
“the key worker designation should ensure seafarers and
maritime workers receive priority vaccination, to allow them
to work and maintain vital global supply chains”. On
the 9th of March 2016 New Zealand became signatory to the
IMO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) this provides
a legal framework to governments to ensure that vulnerable
seafarers health and wellbeing is taken care of.