Pacifica Migrant Exploitation Issues in this Election w/ Manase Lua: 25th September 2023

Migrant exploitation has been a prominent issue for the last few of months with several protests by community groups that lead to labour launching an immigration review. 

Aotearoa Tongan Response group is one of the community groups involved in this movement, advocating for the Pasifika community in particular. Rawan spoke with the group’s organiser and community leader, Manase Lua. 

They spoke about the state of migrant exploitation, especially his experience with Pasifika migrant workers. I also asked about his thoughts on both National and Labour’s response to this issue and what policies and actions need to be taken.