Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Abetz. I refer to the minister's declaration 27 January that he had decided to intervene regarding proposed variations of Toyota workers' conditions. How does the minister reconcile his blatant attempt to blame workers' wages and entitlements with the clear statement from Toyota in support of their workforce? Toyota said:

While we have been undertaking the enormous task of transforming our business during the past two years, our people have joined us on the same journey, which makes it even more difficult to announce this decision.