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Migrant Workers Lied To By Overseas Employment Agency: January 22, 2020

Migrant Workers Lied To By Overseas Employment Agency: January 22, 2020

Migrant Workers Lied To By Overseas Employment Agency: January 22, 2020 Migrant Workers Lied To By Overseas Employment Agency: January 22, 2020, 18.91 MB
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A group of Chinese construction workers who came to New Zealand through an overseas employment agency have been left broke and jobless after spending upwards of $40,000 on agency fees. They were refused a visa extension after they were lied to about how much they would earn and how long they could stay. Felix Walton spoke with Unite Union's Mike Treen who is trying to help the workers.