Potential ACT government suppliers' treatment of workers to be tested in ethics standards for procurement

Jasper Lindell
Updated December 10 2021 - 5:44pm, first published 11:00am
Industrial Relations Minister Mick Gentleman, left, with Special Minister of State Chris Steel. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Industrial Relations Minister Mick Gentleman, left, with Special Minister of State Chris Steel. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The ACT government will assess the ethics credentials of companies and suppliers vying for government contracts under new procurement guidelines designed to protect workers' rights.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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