New GNWT Indigenous employment policy slammed by MLAs and Dettah chief – NNSL Media
Ernest Betsina says no consultation took place about incoming initiative; Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart calls move ‘bone-headed’
Dettah Chief Ernest Betsina and multiple MLAs are calling out the GNWT for its new employment policy, arguing it disregards local Indigenous people as potential hires.
Starting April 1, the territory will be scrapping its long-standing Affirmative Action Policy, which had been in place since 1989, for its new Indigenous Employment Policy. Affirmative action was designed to prioritize hiring for local Indigenous people, as well as other groups such as people with disabilities. The new policy still incentivizes hiring for Indigenous people, but it now includes Indigenous people from the south for priority hiring and no longer includes more marginalized groups.
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