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Child labour and exploitation on the ATP tour

OPINION: There are too many people not being paid on the tennis circuit.

NBR columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Martin Devlin Tue, 31 Jan 2023

C’mon tennis. Stop the exploitation, Stop the slave labour and pay your workers.

I’m talking about the so-called volunteers who turn up to tournaments such as the recent ASB Classic in Auckland and the Australian Open. The ball boys and ball girls, those who hold the umbrellas over the head of

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Martin Devlin Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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