Migrants beneficial and need protection, businesses sayMURRAY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Agnes Chen helps Richard Cheng translate a story from his mother tongue into English in a Manawatu migrant programme. Immigration may be good for business but New Zealand businesses are not always especially kind to migrants, commentators say. "The stronger New Zealand gets as a nation, the more attractive it will look as a new home for many migrants," he said. Bosses underpaying workers - particularly students - for the hours they worked was one of the most common problems with migrant workers. It also rejected the belief that migrant workers were supplanting New Zealanders in the workforce, arguing "there is little evidence to support it".

Source: Stuff January 29, 2017 23:13 UTC