Immigration

A group of South American migrants have made complaints about job contracts they signed with Buildhub, as part of the Accredited Employer Work Visa ( Audio

A group of South American migrants spoke out recently about allegedly misleading job contracts they signed with the Auckland construction company Buildhub as part of New Zealand's Accredited Employers…

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The Detail - Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated.

Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated.

Supporting their families back home in Samoa is the main drive of a group of ten young men. Some of them feature in this episode of Voices, produced by Justine Murray.

The Public Service Commission will review the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme's processes after a whistleblower came forward with allegations, the Immigration Minister says.

Migrants are more likely to be exploited when tied to a work visa linked to a single employer, a workers association says, as Immigration NZ faces a review into its processes. Audio

Up till now, they have not qualified as refugees so did not have the right visa to sponsor family members for residency.

A charity accused of threatening to withdraw help from exploited migrants if they spoke to media says the incident was a misunderstanding caused by a staff member.

Foreign students are returning to polytechnics faster than expected, Te Pūkenga says.

An Auckland-based charity helping exploited Chinese migrant workers is alleged to have threatened to withdraw help if they spoke to media. Audio