6 Sep 2016

Video: Andrew Little on New Zealand workers

9:33 am on 6 September 2016

In Focus - Labour Party leader Andrew Little has told Morning Report the government and employers must make an effort to get young people into work.

In an interview with Susie Ferguson, he said people should have the opportunity to get the basics of good work habits.

"We've got to make a priority of the young people who live here in New Zealand, to get their work habits right, so they've got a meaningful work life ahead of them," he said.

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