Tag: temporary visas

NZ is a multicultural nation that has no time for xenophobic attitudes

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FIRST Union and its affiliate, the Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG), have been involved in the consultation process of the United Nation’s (non-binding) Global Compact for Migration that seeks to promote orderly patterns of migration and to protect the lives of migrants living outside their birth country. We have put effort behind this because we […]

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Temporary work visa proposal could go a long way to reducing migrant worker exploitation

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  The Government announced consultation for new changes to temporary work visas for migrants on Tuesday (December 17th) that seeks to better match skills to specific needs for different industries and regions while protecting the rights of everyday working people. The changes Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says the proposed changes affect several visas. All employer […]

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