Tag: Migrant workers
Workers who helped NZ migrant fraud inquiry gutted to be told...
By Lucy Xia, RNZ News reporter
A group of migrants who have been helping a New Zealand investigation into immigration fraud may soon be forced...
NZ’s fast-track residency plans overlook Pacific, say Greens
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's plans to fast-track residency for migrants is being criticised for leaving out lower paid migrants, many of whom are Pacific Islanders.
The...
Greens condemn ‘two-tier’ NZ migrant policy as entrenching inequities
RNZ News
The New Zealand government's immigration decisions amount to a "white immigration policy", creating a two-tier system that will entrench inequities, claims the Green...
Chinese worker’s absconding charge dropped but still to be deported
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Chinese worker who left police custody on the way to the airport on Thursday night had a charge of absconding...
Unite union chief welcomes ‘fairness’ changes to fight migrant exploitation
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Unite Union national director Mike Treen has welcomed the changes made by the New Zealand government in a $50 million reform...
Scrap workers deal with Saudi Arabia following execution, says Jakarta NGO
By Dian Septiari in Jakarta
The Migrant CARE advocacy group has called on Indonesia's Manpower Ministry to cancel a recent agreement with Saudi Arabia to...
Indonesian woman in Saudi Arabia unpaid for 22 years – wins...
By Euan Black in Jakarta
An Indonesian woman who worked in Saudi Arabia for 22 years has been paid for the first time after being...
