Advocates for ending pay gaps for ethnic and minority groups in Aotearoa are reiterating their calls to the New Zealand government and business leaders to urgently address the shocking pay gap for Pasifika people.
Founders of the MindTheGap campaign say new data just released shows much of the pay gap for Pasifika men and women is likely due to racism or unconscious bias by employers.
Campaign co-founder Jo Cribb says this comes as no surprise and that many New Zealand businesses would be unaware that they are demonstrating bias in their workforce and the best way to address this is to measure pay gaps.
Jo Cribb, a co-founder of the Mind The Gap campaign says many New Zealand businesses would be unaware that they are demonstrating bias in their workforce, and the best way to address that is to measure pay gaps. Photo: Provided