Minimal interest in minimum wage protest

A four-hour protest over a 25c-an-hour increase in the minimum wage in Oamaru on Saturday was called off after only the organiser and another person turned up.

The protest was to coincide with nationwide demonstrations over the Government's decision to increase the minimum hourly rate from $12.50 to $12.75 from April 1 and called for a minimum rate of $15 an hour.

Protest organiser Rebecca Anderson was disappointed with the response in Oamaru, despite having spread the word it was on.

The Oamaru protest was to have been part of a national campaign organised by Unite, a private sector community union.

david.bruce@odt.co.nz

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