8 May 2018

Willie Jackson responds to Kiwifruit labour shortage

From Morning Report, 7:49 am on 8 May 2018

A labour shortage has led to a rule change so overseas visitors can work as kiwifruit pickers in the Bay of Plenty over the next few weeks. And yet there are 10,000 people who are unemployed in the region. Willie Jackson is the Minister of Employment and tells Guyon Espiner that life is complicated, and for the unemployed in the region seasonal work is not suitable.