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Do OFWs bound for New Zealand still pay the price?

Microdocumentary

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No Placement fee policy

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Despite the 'no placement fee policy' as strengthened by a bilateral agreement between PH and NZ in 2015, some workers arriving in New Zealand still pay recruitment fees.​

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Language: Filipino [turn on YouTube caption for English subtitles]

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    2 minutes and 13 secs 

Interview

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Christina Stringer

University of Auckland Business School

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Christina undertook research on migrant worker exploitation in New Zealand and reported on exorbitant fees Filipinos paid to recruitment agencies in the Philippines. Her full report is available here

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Language: English

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    1 minute and 20 secs

Interview

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Ellene Sana

Center for Migrant Advocacy

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Ellene talks about the complexity of recruitment fee issue and traces the root cause of the problem.

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Language: English

 

    1 minute and 38 secs

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