BusinessNZ is being accused of misinformation in its handling of an International Labour Organisation document that implied New Zealand had been found to be in breach of international labour law. The BusinessNZ list, which put New Zealand alongside Afghanistan, Nigeria, and China, had the title “‘Worst cases’ breaches of international labour treaties”. BusinessNZ, employment relations policy manager Paul Mackay,​ admitted BusinessNZ changed the name of the list. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood​ called the actions of BusinessNZ an “active misinformation campaign”. BusinessNZ had been outspoken against the FPA system since the mechanism was proposed by the Government late last year.

Source: Stuff May 16, 2022 22:14 UTC