Who Is Coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the New Recognized Seasonal Employer Program?

Who Is Coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the New Recognized Seasonal Employer Program?

New Zealand's new Recognized Seasonal Employer program allows workers from the Pacific Islands to come to New Zealand for up to seven months to work in the horticulture and viticulture industries. One of the explicit objectives of the program...

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Main Authors:	McKenzie, David, Garcia Martinez, Pilar, Winters, L. Alan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNT USAGE AGED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS APPLICATION PROCESS ATM CARD BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANKING SERVICES BIASES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY SURVEY DISCRIMINATION EARNING EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DECISIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY EXPENDITURE EXTENDED FAMILIES FAMILIES FARMERS FEMALE FEMALES GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDERS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS HUSBANDS INHABITANTS INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB VACANCIES JOBS LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SHORTAGES LABOUR LABOUR MOBILITY LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LEGAL BARRIERS MICROCREDIT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION PACIFIC ISLANDS PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERSONAL BANKING PREVIOUS SECTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PURCHASING POWER REMITTANCES RENTS RURAL AREAS SCHOLARSHIP SCREENING SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SETTLEMENT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES UNSKILLED WORKERS URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VILLAGES WORK IN PROGRESS WORKER WORKING WORKING HOURS YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9794387/coming-vanuatu-new-zealand-under-new-recognized-seasonal-employer-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6787

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Summary:	New Zealand's new Recognized Seasonal Employer program allows workers from the Pacific Islands to come to New Zealand for up to seven months to work in the horticulture and viticulture industries. One of the explicit objectives of the program is to encourage economic development in the Pacific. This paper reports the results of a baseline survey taken in Vanuatu, which the authors use to examine who wants to participate in the program, and who is selected among those interested. The findings show that the main participants are males in their late 20s to early 40s, and most are married and have children. Most workers are subsistence farmers in Vanuatu and have not completed more than 10 years of schooling. Such workers would be unlikely to be accepted under existing migration channels. Nevertheless, the program workers from Vanuatu tend to come from wealthier households, and have better English literacy and health than individuals not applying for the program. Lack of knowledge about the policy and the costs of applying appear to be the main barriers preventing poorer individuals applying.