Today is International Workers' Day, also known as May Day. On this day, people in many countries around the world take to the streets to commemorate the working class and demand fair pay and better working conditions. In New Zealand, recent research into the migrant pay gap revealed disturbing inequities between different migrant groups. A variety of factors contribute to these inequities, including things like cultural and language differences, structural bias and discrimination. Auckland student Nina Santos is the Delivery Manager for MindTheGap, which hosts New Zealand's first Pay Registry. She says there's been a lot of discourse about the subject of pay gap transparency in recent times but not enough action. MindTheGap is seeking legislation change to make it mandatory for all businesses in New Zealand with 50 or more employees to report their gender and ethnic pay gaps. Santos, who came to New Zealand from the Philippines when she was 14, joins the show to discuss pay gap transparency in this country and what needs to be done to level the playing field.
Aucklander Nina Santos is the Delivery Manager for MindTheGap. Photo: © 2022 Christen Peters, all rights reserved.
