14 May 2021

Questions raised about RSE scheme as more workers approved

From Pacific Waves

New Zealand's Government has announced about 2400 more migrant workers will be allowed into the country for seasonal horticultural work, many from the Pacific Islands.

Pacific governments remain keen to get as many of their workers into New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer, or RSE, scheme, as possible

But, as Mariner Fagaiava-Muller reports, not everyone thinks the workers benefit much from the scheme.

RSE worker in a Hawke's Bay orchard.

RSE worker in a Hawke's Bay orchard. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades

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