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

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dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Pilar Garcia
dc.contributor.authorWinters, L. Alan
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-12T02:07:22Z
dc.date.available2008-12-12T02:07:22Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.description.abstractNew 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.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMcKenzie, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/1589
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waikatoen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfDepartment of Economics Working Paper Series in Economicsen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDepartment of Economics Working Paper Series
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectseasonal migrationen_US
dc.subjectselectivityen_US
dc.titleWho is coming from Vanuatu to New Zealand under the new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program?en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
pubs.declined2014-06-05T17:47:32.626+1200
pubs.elements-id53727
pubs.place-of-publicationHamilton, New Zealanden_NZ
uow.relation.series9/08
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