Australia: Corporate Initiatives In Indigenous Employment: The Australian Employment Covenant ...


Australia: Corporate Initiatives In Indigenous Employment: The Australian Employment Covenant Two Years On Working Paper 74 / 2010 Kirrily Jordan, and Dante Mavec The Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) was launched on 30 October 2008 with the bold goal of creating 50,000 new jobs for Indigenous Australians within two years. At the end of this ambitious timeframe, the scheme has succeeded in securing more than 20,000 job pledges from employers. This is a commendable achievement, but...

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