就英文先驱报道的调查，请打工族投一票： Migrant job policy 'flawed'

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Migrant job policy 'flawed'By Lincoln Tan Email Lincoln
5:30 AM Monday Aug 26, 2013

Immigration's rules for student graduates part of reason for scams, says AUT researcher.



Under the graduate job search work scheme, students who have completed their qualifications in New Zealand are given up to 12 months to find a job.


The immigration policy requiring international student graduates to be in management positions before they can be considered for residency is flawed and partly to blame for widespread migrant fake job scams, an AUT researcher says.
Multiple cases involving the sale of fake and non-existent senior position jobs to migrant workers are being investigated by the Labour Inspectorate.

Researcher Danae Anderson said the practice was widespread and many of the students who paid for the jobs end up as victims of labour exploitation.

"There are not jobs out there for the locals, and Immigration's requirement of a management level job ... is simply impossible, especially for those who do not have local work experience and whose English is not up to scratch," Ms Anderson said.
"The real problem here is that the policy is flawed and the expected level at which these graduating international students are to enter the job market is unrealistic.

"Many have become victims of exploitation as a result, being held ransom by employers because of their visa conditions and paying thousands of dollars for non-existent and fake management position jobs."

Immigration New Zealand rejects Ms Anderson's claim that the skilled migrant policy, which requires migrants to obtain skilled or managerial jobs before they can be approved residence, is flawed.
Under the graduate job search work scheme, students who have completed their qualifications in New Zealand are given up to 12 months to find a job and apply for a further visa.
"The purpose ... is for students to gain work experience that may enable them to obtain the skilled job and thereby qualify for residence,"said agency spokesman Marc Piercey.

"It is our view that the policy is not flawed. New Zealand rightly selects only the best and most skilled people for residence."
Mr Piercey said the requirements were there to ensure migrants made "maximum economic contribution here, add to New Zealand's overall skill base and do not compete for lower-level jobs with New Zealanders".

He said the agency was aware that some with unrealistic expectations were vulnerable to abuse by unscrupulous employers and others.

Since the Herald report about complaints to the Employment Relations Authority about E-Advance Limited, a company which helps international student graduates find jobs, more complainants have come forward.

It is alleged that the company has a "pay your own wage" scheme, where employees pay the company a lump sum on the understanding that it would be repaid as wages and taxes as proof of employment to help them gain residency.

One worker, originally from Sri Lanka, paid the company a job search fee of $10,000 and a further $5000 for broker and training services for his warehouse assistant administrator job.

Migrant workers union Unemig said fresh complaints are expected to be filed against the same employer this week.
The company has previously said it has done nothing wrong.

Graduate job search policy
*12 months for students who complete qualifications in NZ to find a job.
*Further visa granted under study to work if job relevant to qualification is found.
*A skilled job, generally managerial, professional or technical, is required for permanent residence.

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天维网8月26日报道 援引NZ Herald消息 海外留学生为了获取居留身份而购买Offer，似乎早已不是什么新鲜事。据称，目前，劳工部督查正对大量类似案件展开调查，对此，AUT一名研究员表示，移民局要求某些专业的留学生必须取得经理及以上的职位才够格申请居留身份，这一规定原本就有失妥当，而这也可被视作“买Offer办移民”事件屡禁不止的部分原因。

AUT研究员Danae Anderson表示，花钱购买Offer以期获取居留身份的事件屡见不鲜，其中不少学生都以上当受骗、身份钱财两失的悲剧结果收场。9 G% r- P0 W: f, Y! l

“在连本地人都很难找到工作的情况下，移民局还要求这些留学生们找到经理职位的工作，这听起来就不靠谱。尤其是对那些没有本地工作经验，英语也达不到标准的人来说，这几乎是一项‘不可能的任务’。”Danae Anderson认为，这项移民政策本身就有问题——它为留学生们设定的移民门槛是压根“不现实”的。“为了符合移民法规的要求，留学生们花钱购买Offer，其中大量自此陷入了备受剥削的窘境。但由于自己的签证问题需要完全依靠雇主解决，他们不得不忍气吞声，一次又一次地按要求付款，殊不知，老板声称的这一经理职位很可能压根就不存在。”& c8 \- n$ ]3 ~& l8 p$ x
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    但对于Danae Anderson的说法，新西兰移民局方面却并不赞同。移民局坚称，它们的相关法令并不存在任何问题。目前，留学生们在毕业后可以依规申请为期12个月的工作签证，用于寻找合适的工作，随后，他们可以在雇主的支持下，递交新的工作或是居留签证的申请。0 S" V  x4 f  X; G* y

“我们做的目的在于帮助留学生们累积一定的工作经验，从而申请到具有较高技能要求的工作职位，从而符合移民要求。”移民局发言人Marc Piercey在接受采访时表示，在移民局看来，这一法规的设定并不存在任何不妥，“我们只会向那些最优秀的、或是具备高技能的人发放居留身份。”0 F( U3 ~5 _+ O4 q
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    Marc Piercey表示，移民局设立这些法案的基本原则很简单——外来移民需要能够为新西兰带来客观的经济收入，在为新西兰提供技术服务的基础上，又不会与本地居民竞争较低技能需求的职位。

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    自从英文先驱报此前报道了E-Advance贩售假Offer被告上雇佣关系局的新闻后，ERA方面很快收到的更多同类投诉案件。据称，E-Advance曾以“协助移民找工作”为名，暗地向每名移民工人收取500元到9000元不等的“资本注入”费，并承诺之后会以工资的形式返还。但事实上，公司方面并未向员工们支付工资，也没有为他们交税。其中，一名来自斯里兰卡的工人先是花了1万纽币“求职费”得到了一份仓库助理主管的工作，此后，他又被陆续要求缴纳了5000纽币的“中介费”和“培训费”。

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        此前，E-Advance方面曾表示，他们的所作所为没有任何违规之处。

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现在没有短缺专业的说法了?