trucking industry

Life as a Kiwi truck driver involves harassment, sexism and 70-hour weeks

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Summer reissue: Marsha Pohatu has lost two front teeth and seen friends die while working in the New Zealand trucking sector. The industry’s culture of dangerous practices has to stop, she says. This story was first published on 7 February, 2019. Exhausting and illegal hours, antagonistic and exploitative management, untreated injuries and fatalities: Driver Marsha … Read more

Justice for small operators as government clamps down on unfair contracts

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Moves to finally outlaw the exploitation of dependent contractors is vindication for a pair who battled for years on their behalf. A former truckie and a high-profile lawyer who have spent a decade fighting for the little guy are claiming victory following the government’s announcement it will change the law to protect small operators. Peter … Read more