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      Who is coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program?

      McKenzie, David; Martinez, Pilar Garcia; Winters, L. Alan
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      McKenzie, D., Martinez, P. G. & Winters, L. A. (2008). Who is coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program?. (Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Number 9/08). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/1589
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      New Zealand’s new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) 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. In this paper we report on the results of a baseline survey taken in Vanuatu, which allows us to examine who wants to participate in the program, and who is selected amongst those interested. We find the main participants are males in their late 20s to early 40s, most of whom 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, we find RSE workers from Vanuatu 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.
      Date
      2008-06
      Type
      Working Paper
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      Department of Economics Working Paper Series
      Report No.
      9/08
      Publisher
      University of Waikato
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