Workers discuss Maori development at conferences

Delegates at Council of Trade Unions conferences in Wellington over the next 5 days will discuss a range of issues relating to Maori economic and social development. A weekend hui for Maori workers begins tomorrow at Tapu Te Ranga Marae. A major focus of the hui will be Maori social and economic development, whanau development and succession planning. A key aspect of the weekend will be discussion of the CTU's HANGI project ? Helping Advance Nga Mahi in Growth and Innovation. The project, a follow up initiative from the Hui Taumata conference on Maori economic development earlier this year, focuses on workplace productivity, education and training for Maori workers.

The Council of Trade Unions conference is taking place from Monday 17th to Wednesday 19th of October. On Tuesday October 18th the conference will see the election of the CTU's first Maori Vice President, the gifting of a Maori name to the CTU and the presentation of Te Rūnanga o Ngā Kaimahi Māori o Aotearoa, the CTU's representative body for Māori workers whose unions are affiliated to the CTU.

Summary of events on Tuesday October 18 2005
? 9 am - 10.30 Workshop on Economic and Social Development (case study HANGI project)
? 11.30 am Te Rūnanga presentation
? 11.45 am Gifting of Te Kauae Kaimahi
? 3.35 pm Election of Maori Vice President