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New CPAG work-for-dole paper released

1 August 2005

Mike O'Brien's new working paper "Workfare: Not fair for kids?" was launched at the Trades Hall in Auckland on August 1st.

In it, he reviews compulsory work policies and their effects on children, arguing that reducing child poverty must take priority over reducing welfare rolls.