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Migrant healthcare workers need fair pay as well as residency
Migrant nurses, aged-care and support workers need fair pay as well as equitable pathways to residency, not half-baked measures from National. -
RSE overhaul needed to centre workers’ rights
The long overdue resumption of the Pacific Access Category and Samoan Quota must be followed by an overhaul of the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme, says the Green Party. -
Decoupling work visas key to ending migrant exploitation
The Greens welcome the Productivity Commission’s report into our immigration settings, reiterating the need to decouple work visas from single employers. -
Action on supermarkets welcome, must ensure right to food
The right to food must be the core driver of Government action to reign in unfair behaviour by supermarkets, the Green Party says. -
Green Party urges Labour to provide support to those who need it most
The Green Party is calling on Labour to expand the temporary cost of living payment to those most in need. -
Pasifika communities must be part of immigration rebalance
The Greens are calling for the Government to reconsider the immigration reset so that it better reflects our relationship with our Pacific neighbours. -
Immigration reset entrenches discrimination towards low-waged migrants
Proposed immigration changes by the Government fail to guarantee pathways to residency to workers in the types of jobs deemed essential throughout the pandemic, by prioritising high income earners - instead of focusing on the wellbeing of workers and enabling migrants to put down roots. -
Disability assist dogs now protected in law
The Green Party has changed the law to ensure people do not face discrimination for having a disability assist dog. -
Rising household costs hurting low-income people
The Green Party says the Government needs to do more for those on the lowest incomes as inflation outpaces wage and benefit increases. -
Future of West Papuan students more secure
After weeks of advocacy by Green MPs, Immigration New Zealand has given assurances that West Papuan students whose scholarships were cancelled by the Indonesian Government will not be deported - and that a team will now be formed to assess the future needs of the students.