Month: August 2023

Aug 19 2023

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Immigration New Zealand launches investigation into migrant worker exploitation

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After arriving in New Zealand for jobs, more than 100 workers from India have been trapped in five Auckland properties without jobs or food.

Aug 19 2023

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Immigration New Zealand reveals 115 migrants, six Auckland properties at centre of exploitation probe after Newshub uncovers horrific conditions

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INZ has now provided an early insight into the major investigation, revealing it involved a total of 115 Indian and Bangladeshi nationals living in “overcrowded and unsanitary” conditions across six...

Aug 19 2023

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Immigration NZ investigating accredited employers for migrant exploitation, breaches to scheme

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More than 160 accredited employers are being investigated by Immigration New Zealand following complaints of worker exploitation and breaches of the work v …

Aug 19 2023

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Immigration NZ under fire for ‘flawed’ principle, inadequate visa process checks

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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...

Aug 19 2023

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Immigration lawyer slams visa policy after alleged migrant abuse sparks major investigation

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An immigration lawyer has slammed the Government’s accredited employer work visa scheme (AEWV) following a Newshub investigation into dozens of migrants living inside a squalid three-bedroom Auckland …

Aug 18 2023

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Immigration NZ under fire for ‘flawed’ principle, inadequate visa process checks

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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...

Aug 18 2023

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Immigration New Zealand launches investigation into migrant worker exploitation

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After arriving in New Zealand for jobs, more than 100 workers from India have been trapped in five Auckland properties without jobs or food.

Aug 18 2023

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Accredited Employer Work Visa, exploitation allegations: Immigration Minister Andrew Little orders review after ‘serious concerns’

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Immigration NZ has launched a major investigation after 115 migrants from India and Bangladesh were found living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions i …

Aug 18 2023

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Immigration New Zealand reveals 115 migrants, six Auckland properties at centre of exploitation probe after Newshub uncovers horrific conditions

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INZ has now provided an early insight into the major investigation, revealing it involved a total of 115 Indian and Bangladeshi nationals living in “overcrowded and unsanitary” conditions across six...

Aug 18 2023

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Review ordered into migrant work visas after 115 workers crammed into 6 houses

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Immigration Minister Andrew Little requested the review after the workers were found living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in 6 houses.