Protests to Protect Migrant Workers w/ Dennis Maga: Rāhina January 22, 2024

On Friday, FIRST Union staged protests across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch outside offices of the company Deloitte and the Philippine Embassy. The protests mark a month since recruitment agency ELE entered into receivership, and 1000 workers, over half of which were migrant workers, lost their jobs. A large majority of the migrant workers are Filipino, and have received no support from the Philippine Embassy. Hundreds of migrant workers are now still struggling financially, and many of them are on temporary work visas that are running out.

Rosetta spoke to Dennis Maga, FIRST Union General Secretary, about the protests, and what support these migrant workers need moving forward.