Preface

The first of these national conferences on Labour, Employment and Work was held in May 1984, the second in 1985, the third in 1987 and the fourth in October 1990. Their explicit aim throughout the decade has been to bring researchers together from throughout New Zealand to meet and share information and research initiatives. These conferences and accompanying workshops continue to be run every 18 months or so as a joint initiative of the Department of Geography and Industrial Relations Centre, Victoria University of Wellington