Du's husband, Yu Xingming, died in a fall at a residential building site in the West Auckland suburb of Hobsonville earlier this year. This year there are almost 60,000 construction workers in New Zealand who were born overseas – a quarter of the total workforce. READ MORE:* Man dies after workplace fall from building in Auckland* Man critically injured in workplace fall from building in Auckland's HobsonvilleAuckland needs all the labour it can get. Du said her husband didn't have an employment contract and received his pay in cash every two or three months. An essential skills work visa specifies which employer the person can work for, and they can't lawfully work for any other employer, Hogg said.

Source: Stuff December 01, 2019 02:15 UTC