Some of the former employees of Prolink NZ who have written a letter to Immigration NZ asking for open work visas.
Photo: RNZ / Lucy Xia
About 50 migrant workers whose visas are at risk after the liquidation of their employer – the Auckland-based labour hire company Prolink NZ – are demanding open work visas and for the directors of the company to be held accountable.
The workers, from China and Vietnam, mostly arrived in New Zealand on Accredited Employer Work Visas in early 2023, and say they have paid the equivalent of over NZ$20,000 for their visas and jobs. However, they have barely received full-time work over the past year and a half.
Many came as couples, and brought their children with them.
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