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Wages and employment conditions for prisoners in One Billion Trees Programme

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From: Kirsten Gibson

Dear Department of Corrections,

Can Employment details please be provided around the (work and employment) conditions for prisoners in the pilot scheme between Te Uru Rakau and Corrections for One Billion Trees?

Is the work mandated? ie will prisoners have a choice to work?
How much will prisoners get paid per hour? and does this include travel time to the work site?
What kind of work will the prisoners be doing? How many hours will the prisoners be expected to work?
What kind of employment contract will the prisoners have?

Will Corrections be receiving payment for providing prisoners to work in this programme?

What opportunities will be provided for people to complete the relevant NCEA qualification and to have employment in forestry industry?

Also, how many trees is the programme expected to plant and over how long?

Yours faithfully,

Kirsten Gibson

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Hello Kirsten,

 

Thank you for your email of 25 March 2019 requesting various information
relating to the work and employment conditions for prisoners in the pilot
scheme between Te Uru Rakau and Corrections for One Billion Trees.

 

Please be advised your request has been received, and will be considered
under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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Dear Ms Gibson,

Please find attached an extension letter in regards to your request.

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa
Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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Dear Ms Gibson

 

Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections -
C106397.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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