This book chapter evaluates New Zealand labour and employment law and policy in the context of Articles 6, 7 and 8 of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 as supplemented by relevant ILO Conventions. A number of problems are identified. These include that fact that some groups in New Zealand find it difficult to exercise their right to work and also that some groups are disadvantaged at work (including women and temporary and agency hire workers). Some questions are raised with regards to prison labour as it appears that New Zealand is not fully in compliance with its international human rights commitments in this area. Finally, it is noted that two fundamental ILO Conventions (i.e. Convention 138 Minimum Age of Employment and Convention 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise) remain regrettably unratified by New Zealand.