工党就业事务发言人 苏阿·威廉·西奥 (Su’a William Sio)

政府声称6个月来我国就业人口已经增加，没有说明其中大多数人找到的只是零散工作。

事实是过去的半年里，有全职工作的人口下降了16,000人, 打零散工的人口则上升了29,000人。自2008年12月以来，打零散工的人数增加了23,000人或4.5%。

国家党政府忙着吹嘘所谓的成功，却完全不顾这么多新西兰人只找得到零散工的事实。很多人都想多得到些工时以维持生计，可是哪儿都没有工作。

总理说政府原本“正在打造17万工作岗位”，可是毫无迹象能证实他的话。作为他所说的计划的一部份，2012年3月应有3万6千个新工作职位，实际上只有2万个工作。

财政部也曾表示本季度失业率会是5.7%。实际上却是6.7%。国家党政府无法兑现他们的承诺，只是在玩数字游戏以糊弄国民。

我国青年人口的失业率现在已达至18%，太平洋裔人口的失业率是16%，毛利裔的失业人口近于14%，而女性的失业率达7.1%。这实在没什么好自豪的。事实上这些数据是对政府经济纪录的一种控诉。

我们应当投入于经济增长，从而让国民有一份体面的收入、有前途。眼下新西兰人比任何时候都更勤力工作，却只挣得更少。这可不是国家党许诺的光明未来。

Su’a William
SIO
Employment Spokesperson 
                        

10 May 2012                                                                MEDIA STATEMENT
Unemployment rate sign of sick economy
The Government’s claim that the number of people in employment has increased over the  past six months misses the point that most were only able to find part-time work, says Labour’s Employment Spokesperson Su’a William Sio.

“In the last six months, the number of people in full-time work has in fact fallen by 16,000 while those employed part-time has gone up by 29,000. The total increase in the number of people in part-time work since December 2008 is 23,000 or 4.5%.

“The Government is so busy trumpeting its so-called success that it has completely missed the fact that many New Zealanders are only able to find part-time jobs. Many of those people want to work more hours so they can support their families but the jobs just aren’t there. 

“The Prime Minister said that the Government was ‘on track to create 170,000 jobs’ when there is absolutely no proof of that. As part of that plan, 36,000 jobs were supposed to be created in March 2012, but only 20,000 materialised.

“Treasury also said that unemployment would be 5.7% this quarter. It is in fact 6.7%. The Government is just making numbers up and giving New Zealanders false reassurance when it is failing to deliver on its promises.

“The unemployment rate for our young people is now 18%, for Pacifika people it is 16%, Māori almost 14% and women 7.1%. That’s nothing to be proud of. In fact, it’s an indictment on this Government’s economic record.