Tongan linesmen recruited by Northpower New Zealand
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 18:15
Ten linesmen will leave Tonga at the end of this month after securing jobs with Northpower, a New Zealand based electricity distribution contracting company. The Tonga Power Ltd. workers, including one woman, have been trained to New Zealand qualifications and will fill skills shortages.
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So Northpower skimmed up the
So Northpower skimmed up the cream only and left the skimmed milk with Tonga Power? It would have been less exploitation of Tonga Power (and Tonga in general) had NorthPower recruited 10 junior staff and got them upskilled in New Zealand. In that way both NP and TP are at equal footing in being resourced with qualified and experienced human resources.