Local Employment Co-ordination
— Opportunities for Action
4. Responding to the needs of Maori and Pacific Island people

What you can achieve :

• Maori and Pacific Island communities having adequate and appropriate access to the resources of government agencies and local employment groups.

• More effective recognition of the needs of minority communities, and the economic and job opportunities to be gained from embracing diversity.

What you can do :

Create better linkages between Maori and Pacific Island economic opportunities and the main economic development organisations and resources in your region.

  • Take leadership to establish a partnership framework for collaborate action for jobs in these communities — together identifying opportunities and addressing barriers to job growth.
  • Enable and encourage Maori and Pacific Island authorities to design their own employment, training and income strategies that can be supported or resourced by LEC members.

Create specific Local Employment Co-ordination groups which will focus on the needs of disadvantaged communities.
  • Support the establishment of Maori and Pacific Island LECs.
  • Develop demographic profiles of your local region.
  • Support diversity training amongst your staff and the membership of LEC groups.


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