RSE worker treatment

RSE worker treatment like 'slavery', says Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner

RNZ reports a report led by the Commissioner has found major gaps allowing a systemic pattern of human rights abuses.

Those included unreasonable pay deductions, denial of personal and cultural freedoms, poor access to healthcare, and grossly inadequate housing.

Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Saunoamaali'i Karanina Sumeo told Morning Report the treatment of workers was distressing to witness.