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What is no placement fee policy?
What is no placement fee policy?
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Microdocumentary:
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No Placement fee policy
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Migrant labour recruitment is complex process and is prone to abuse. What do Governments and employers need to know about recruitment fees?
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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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