14 Sep 2023

Scammed migrants offered glimmer of hope

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 14 September 2023

Migrants scammed out of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand have been offered a glimmer of hope.

The group of 146 migrants from India and Bangladesh have been living in overcrowded houses in Auckland with no work for months.

A full-day job matching event took place in South Auckland on Wednesday, organised by the Ministry for Social Development.

Our reporter Lucy Xia was there.