移民部长今天宣布修改移民法以严惩黑心雇主，法制宣传要依靠媒体

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http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/measures-combat-migrant-exploitation-223017339.html

今早的电视节目，专访了移民部长。各英文媒体会有后续的跟踪报道。
移民法，劳动法都要做修改，这样才能严惩黑心雇主，让打工族放心大胆地维取。

天堂金币

这是 好事{:8_393:}

chinesenz.

拍手欢迎移民部的醒悟。

adsl2

个人觉得哈：这只是在加大力度打击非法用工 如果是合法的谁又会打黑工呢 如果是合法的比如学生打工 如果遭到雇主剥削 顶多把钱补上去就是啦 我的意思是针对性不同

万洋国际。

最好打击黑心房东。最好直接遣返

sweetcute

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adsl2 发表于 2013-6-23 11:03
个人觉得哈：这只是在加大力度打击非法用工 如果是合法的谁又会打黑工呢 如果是合法的比如学生打工 如果遭到 ...

如果你听了今早TV ONE的Q+A，就会知道这次修法针对的是雇主。即使有身份的移民，同样面临最低工资问题，不是只有黑工受剥削。

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http://m.tvnz.co.nz/news/top_stories/5473431

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移民部长：
"At the moment, an employer can be convicted and sent to jail for up to seven years and fined $100,000 for exploiting an illegal migrant worker.
"What I'm going to do is introduce a bill in a month or so which will extend that to legal migrant workers as well, because most employers don't really distinguish between who they're discriminating against," the minister said.

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中文媒体，你的角色在哪里? 看看下面的摘要。

移民部长：Social media will play a role in communicating the changes to migrant workers, which Woodhouse hoped would see them reporting exploitation without fear of punishment.

king_of_cut_gir

黑心的都應該打...

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http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/ ... comed-5473431/video

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/ ... 1/video?vid=5473373

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/ ... 1/video?vid=5473376

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/crackdown-migrant-exploitation-welcomed-5473431

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More enforcement around worker exploitation neededBy Matthew Backhouse @Mbackhouse Email Matthew
5:43 PM Sunday Jun 23, 2013



Tougher penalties for employers who exploit migrant workers will be undermined by a lack of enforcement and weakened labour laws, opposition groups say.


Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse today announced legislation to amend the Immigration Act would be introduced in August.

The move comes after last week's allegation that an Indian restaurant chain paid staff about $265 a week for working up to 70 hours - less than $4 an hour.

The proposed changes include a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a fine of $100,000 for employers who exploit staff on temporary work visas.

Currently, the maximum penalty applies only to employers who exploit unlawful workers, not those who have a right to work.
Another change, signalled earlier this month, would allow the deportation of migrant employers who exploit other migrants within 10 years of the employer gaining residence in New Zealand.

Mr Woodhouse said there was an increasing number of cases in which ``crooked employers'' had taken advantage of vulnerable people from their own community.

"Changing the law to make such employers liable for deportation sends a strong message that the government will not tolerate such behaviour.''

Labour Party immigration spokeswoman Darien Fenton said harsher penalties would send a message to bad employers, but better enforcement was needed to protect vulnerable workers.

"Currently there are only 35 labour inspectors to cover the entire country and just one dedicated immigration officer in Auckland,'' she said.

"Changing the law and increasing penalties will certainly send a message to bad employers. Unfortunately crimes against vulnerable migrant workers will continue without sufficient inspection and enforcement.''

First Union's migrant worker coordinator Dennis Maga said employers who had approval to recruit workers from overseas were not being effectively monitored to ensure they met their obligations.

"Enforcement is also short of the mark, and a commitment to increase the number of labour inspectors and conduct random checks in areas where exploitation of migrants is likely to happen or has been reported by the community is needed.''

The union said changes to labour laws, currently before Parliament, would allow employers to hire migrant workers on inferior conditions to those enjoyed by existing workers on collective contracts.

Employers and Manufacturers Association employment services manager David Lowe said the changes would help protect both workers and employers.

"The new regulations send a strong message that the exploitation of people won't be tolerated in New Zealand. Employers who exploit migrants are putting at risk the operations of legitimate businesses.''

Mr Woodhouse has also signalled he was working with Labour Minister Simon Bridges to review the penalties under the Employment Relations Act.

In the $4-an-hour exploitation case, Mr Woodhouse said the maximum penalty of $20,000 could be too soft.
"I think it's very important to send a signal that being in New Zealand is a privilege and that there is a rule of law in this country that needs to be obeyed,'' he told TVNZ's Q+A this morning.

Mr Woodhouse last week signed off a policy change to encourage exploited workers to come forward. He said he had instructed officials to turn their attention to employers rather than employees.

"What that will mean for the employees is that they'll be able to speak up, confident that they won't be punished, perhaps by deportation or other sanctions.''

He said the role of communication and social media was important.

"It's about making sure that we can get to those workers and cut across the things that sometimes employers are telling them, which are simply not true, about what would happen if they did speak up.''
- APNZ

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Crackdown on migrant exploitation welcomedupdated 20:33

Published: 12:29PM Sunday June 23, 2013 Source: ONE News

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/crackdown-migrant-exploitation-welcomed-5473431

Advocates battling exploitation of migrant workers have welcomed proposed law changes but say enforcing court rulings is the next priority.

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse announced on TV ONE's Q+A programme an amendment to the Immigration Act to make it a specific offence to exploit migrants who hold temporary work visas.

Employers who underpay immigrant workers will face jail time, harsher fines and could even be deported.

May Moncur from Employment Dispute Services told ONE News that for migrant workers who have been exploited, going through a legal process is not an easy choice.

"Once they stand up and pursue their rights, at the end if they can't enforce the action, what's the point?" she said.

Kelly's story

Migrant worker "Kelly" - not her real name - won a case against her boss after working for nothing for months.
Kelly's former employer demanded $6000 in return for a job and for months she worked for nothing, concerned about her immigration status.



"Because I'm working hard I think they were going to pay me the wages. But they asked me to pay my own wages and tax and even GST," she told ONE News.

"I was so surprised and shocked, you know. I am so desperate I don't know what to do."

Ms Moncur helps many like Kelly.

"They are too scared to speak out because if you complain that often leads to the termination of your employment, so puts both your income and visa in jeopardy," Ms Moncur said.

Together they took her case to the Employment Relations Authority where Kelly was awarded $19,000.  But her former boss shut down the company to avoid paying her.

"I think I got my justice but I haven't got my justice you know. Because I win the case but my employer still tries to avoid taking responsibility to pay me," she said.

Support for complainants

Under the changes announced by the Minister, bosses who exploit migrant workers can now face seven years in jail or a $100,000 fine, or both. If they have lived in the country less than 10 years, they could be deported.
"Being in New Zealand is a privilege and there is a rule of law in New Zealand that needs to be obeyed," he told Q+A.

The Government has also vowed to support migrants who complain to authorities. They will no longer automatically deported if they come forward.

Ms Moncur said the current system is unfair and discourages migrant workers from standing up.

"For migrant workers immigration status is their primary concern. Their visas are often tied to their employers and bad employers often threaten them with their visa cancellation or deportation."
  
The Minister admits it is a gap that needs fixing.

Social media will play a role in communicating the changes to migrant workers, which Woodhouse hoped would see them reporting exploitation without fear of punishment.

"I think it's really important firstly that people feel confident that they can speak up without fear of sanction themselves," he said.

Because her temporary visa doesn't allow her to work, Kelly is now forced to take cash jobs to get by, putting her back in the same vulnerable position.

"Sometimes I got regrets. But after that I think I need to stand up for more people because I'm just one example of many migrants, they suffer the same situation as me," she said.

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chinesenz. 发表于 2013-6-23 11:01
拍手欢迎移民部的醒悟。

这个修法来的很迟，但是意义非常重大

chinesenz.

我选择新西兰 发表于 2013-6-23 22:02
这个修法来的很迟，但是意义非常重大

所以由古至今多是以迟来的正义来说明邪不胜正

guncritx

七年牢狱和潛送回国，谁还会明知故犯?

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guncritx 发表于 2013-6-24 01:31
七年牢狱和潛送回国，谁还会明知故犯?

执行还是个问题