NZ: Migrants left homeless after major labour supplier co. ELE Group goes into receivership; receivers say report not expected for 'some weeks still'
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Date indiquée: 9 Jan 2024
Lieu: Nouvelle-Zélande
Entreprises
ELE Group - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 700
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Philippines , Construction , Men , Documented migrants )Enjeux
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Mesures prises: The emergency aid that migrant groups have been demanding from the Philippine government remains in limbo. Deloitte relayed to ex-ELE workers the computations of their final pay last month and Migrante Aotearoa expects distribution of payments by March. In comments to 1news a spokesperson for Deloitte acknowledged the struggle but said an investigative report would still be some weeks away from publication. He said the receivers were working hard to connect workers with new employers but a representative for Migrante Canterbury said a challenge had been having visa changes approved.
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“Ex-ELE workers left sleeping in cars after receivership”
Hundreds of migrant workers remain out of jobs, out of pocket, and facing uncertain futures, following the collapse of a major labour hire and recruitment firm just before Christmas.
Around 1000 people were told they no longer had work after ELE Group called in receivers on December 20. A large number were migrants whose visas were dependent on working for the firm.
A fortnight on, some have already lost their homes and are sleeping in cars as they wait to hear how much of their final pay they may be entitled to — or if they get anything at all…
In a statement, one of the receivers, Deloitte's David Webb, acknowledged the workers' struggle but said a report into the ELE Group is not expected to be ready for several weeks still.
"We are aware that many ELE workers, particularly those with visas linked to their employment with the ELE Group are experiencing financial and mental hardship."…
Anna Casaje from Migrante Canterbury — an organisation working with many newly unemployed Filipino workers — said one of the biggest challenges was changing the conditions on the workers' visas…
But time, and money is running out for many…