New Zealand workers' rights are being worn off whilst other nations are fully trying to guard their jobs in the wake of the global monetary catastrophe, says the Union Leader, Andrew Little.

In the year 2008, it was seen that changes in law had eroded some protections from unjust firing. Now, the Government is trying to consider an offer to erode the protections against unjust firing even further, the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union national secretary told envoys at the annual International Labor Organization discussion in Geneva.

It is also trying to consider undermining of collective negotiation by allowing non-union associations to take on collective bargaining, so as to create collective accords, even where there are existing collective accords for unionized personnel.

Mr. Little said that in the preceding time, New Zealand's employment legislation gave permission in the year 1990s and that led to a number of bosses to promote and encourage collective arrangements with meager wages and conditions to non- union staff, who had almost no right o admission to solitary recommendation or advocacy.

Mr. Little is attending the meeting as a member of the New Zealand delegation, which as well comprises of two Government delegates and an employer delegate.