An organisation fighting for migrant workers' rights says a new scheme to attract overseas workers is unfair and elitist.
Meanwhile, Immigration NZ head Alison McDonald said the department was aiming to process the new visas in 20 working days. There is a second pathway requiring two years in the job before migrants become eligible for residency. "It seems like the more you earn, the higher privileges you already have, the higher rights you will get." "While the borders have been closed we have still been recruiting" - Immigration NZ head Alison McDonald "It seems like the more you earn, the higher privileges you already have, the higher rights you will get." "It kind of seems like the more you earn, the higher privileges you already have, the higher rights you will get," Kaloti told Morning Report.
An organization fighting for the rights of migrant workers against injustice and exploitation in the workplace, says the new rules under the upcoming.
Meanwhile, New Zealand immigration chief Alison McDonald said the department aims to process new visas within 20 working days. “Visitor visas will be there, so they will be faster, and the new accredited work employer visa will be there too. “The government will just push them further down the chain and make it even harder for them to be on the path to residency. “It seems like the more privileges you earn, the more privileges you already have, the more privileges you will get,” Kaloti said. “That should have been extended to people who are still stuck offshore and we would have brought in thousands more people and filled those skills gaps and those jobs,” she said. But the Association of Migrant Workers had raised concerns for those not eligible for the green list of highly skilled workers, and said visas would be more difficult to obtain for migrants in other categories.