David White stuff.co.nz
Stuff's investigations into the exploitation of migrant workers in the retail liquor industry have been credited with driving meaningful action against the abuse.
Stuff journalists and editors reflect on how they covered some of the biggest stories of a remarkable year and how the value of journalism has shone through, in this
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Karamjeet Singh paid $35,000 for a job that never existed - yet another victim of migrant exploitation. When he told Stuff his story in 2018, he wanted to expose what was going on. And he has.
Since we interviewed Karamjeet, I’ve written more than 25 stories about the shameful exploitation of our migrant workers, particularly Indian Sikhs from the Punjab region.