19 Mar 2024

Group of Indian nurses jobless after arriving in NZ

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 19 March 2024

About 20 Indian nurses say they're jobless after arriving in New Zealand expecting to work on accredited employer work visas.

They're the latest group of workers to come forward claiming problems with the visa, which has been linked to worker exploitation by fraudulent employers.

The nurses say they've been left high and dry - even though the country faces a shortage health care workers.

IndoNZ's Blessen Tom reports.