We can’t keep exploiting migrants for economic growth…
An economist says our reliance of immigration to keep the economy humming has come back to bite us “on the backside”.
Cameron Bagrie says about two-thirds of our GDP growth over the past two years has been down to simply adding more people via migration, which peaked at a net gain of 64,100 in 2016.Â
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“One of the downfalls of running a pretty strong net migration-infused economic model for the past 10 years… is I don’t think we’ve invested sufficiently domestically in skills training, staff development,” he told The AM Show on Tuesday.
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Eight illegal workers were taken from sites connected to the Tamaki Regeneration Project, such as this one in Point England, in late April. Immigration New Zealand is investigating. Kāinga Ora spokesman Quentin Bright said the state housing provider will be reviewing its procurement processes and communicating with suppliers to remind them of expectations over the coming weeks. Meanwhile, an expert from Auckland University’s Centre for Research on Modern Slavery said she expects “more due diligence” when dealing with subcontractors on Government construction sites.
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Minister of Housing Megan Woods. (File photo) Associate Professor Christina Stringer said the multi-tiered subcontracting network is well-recognised as a model for harbouring exploitation, and expects more from a Government that has expressed an increased commitment to tackling exploitation.