Kiwi steelworkers and dairy farmers fear Chinese trade threatsBEVAN READ/stuff.co.nz Glenbrook steel mill workers fear China is dumping cheap steel in the New Zealand economy, endangering their jobs and communities. He and E tu union organiser Joe Gallagher are concerned about the impact of cheap Chinese steel imports on the livelihoods of local steelworkers. Now, New Zealand's biggest roading project, the Waterview Connection tunnel and interchange, is being built with cheaper Chinese steel. That blows out the disagreement from a dispute affecting one industry, to a major threat to New Zealand trade. READ MORE:* China threatens reprisals on NZ dairy, wool and kiwifruit if government doesn't back off cheap steel inquiry* Charles Finny: Is cheap Chinese steel harming Kiwi manufacturers?

Source: Stuff July 16, 2016 12:00 UTC