This section presents survey results by demographic group, highlighting groups who are more or less likely to experience adverse working conditions.
Guidance explains what the law requires, how those requirements apply to participation, and what good implementation looks like.
This section outlines the composition of the migrant worker sample, as well as some high-level survey results.
Regulated open electricity is expected to be the next sector developed under the Consumer Data Right (CDR). The electricity regulations are still being developed, so the detailed requirements for participants are not yet settled.
In addition to using demographic information and data on job characteristics (occupation, industry, nationality, English conversation capability, highest qualification, gender, and number of jobs), the analysis in this report focuses on migrant employees’ responses to the following survey questions.
Regulated open banking is the first sector designated under the Consumer Data Right (CDR). It allows customers of the designated banks to securely share their own banking data with accredited requestors and to initiate payments through accredited requestors.
The target population for the 2021 and 2022 Migrant Surveys was migrants who met the following criteria at the date of sample selection.
Since 2009, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has undertaken an annual survey of migrants as part of the Immigration Survey Monitoring Programme. The purpose of the Migrant Survey is to build an evidence base about migrants’ settlement experiences and labour market outcomes.
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This report analyses data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s (MBIE’s) Migrant Surveys 2021 and 2022 for respondents who were waged or salaried employees. The analysis aims to identify the extent to which migrant employees are experiencing adverse working conditions, and the particular migrant groups that are more at risk.
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