新西兰工会理事会欢迎绿党在2026年大选前提出废除该国较低培训最低工资的提议。
New Zealand's Council of Trade Unions has welcomed a Green Party proposal to scrap the country's lower training minimum wage ahead of the 2026 election.
新西兰工会理事会（CTU）欢迎绿党提出废除该国单独设定的培训最低工资的提议，该工资是支付给部分刚开始新工作的工工资的较低费率。目前培训工资为每小时新西兰元19.16元，远低于成人最低工资每小时新西兰元23.95元。
New Zealand's Council of Trade Unions (CTU) has welcomed a Green Party proposal to scrap the country's separate training minimum wage, a lower rate paid to some workers starting new jobs. The training wage currently stands at NZ$19.16 an hour, well below the adult minimum wage of NZ$23.95.
CTU表示，废除这一较低工资率将是实现新岗位工人获得更公平报酬的一步，但呼吁绿党进一步行动，尽管未具体说明希望进行哪些额外改动。工会组织长期主张，单独设定的较低最低工资档位可能被用来让部分工人从事相当工作却获得更少报酬。
The CTU said abolishing the lower rate would be a step toward fairer pay for workers in new roles, but it called on the Greens to go further without specifying what additional changes it wants. The union body has long argued that separate, lower minimum wage tiers can be used to pay some workers less for comparable work.
该提议是在各党为新西兰2026年大选阐明政策立场之际提出的，工资和生活成本在此次选举中一直是突出议题。目前尚不清楚绿党的计划是否需要其他党派的支持才能生效，假设他们在选举后未能成为执政党的话。
The proposal emerged as parties set out policy positions ahead of New Zealand's 2026 election, in which wages and the cost of living have featured prominently. It remains unclear whether the Greens' plan would need support from other parties to take effect if they are not part of government after the vote.