How the Accredited Employer Work Visa led to an immigration scandal

A scheme introduced by the Government last year meant to end the abuse and exploitation of migrants instead seems to have done quite the opposite. 

Multiple stories have emerged in recent weeks about migrants, brought here under the Accredited Employer Work Visa, ending up crammed in their dozens inside unsanitary houses, with many now facing eviction with nowhere to go. 

So how is ir that this one visa change could spark dozens of investigations, and what needs to be done to fix this blooming scandal?  

Today on The Front Page, Damien is joined by NZ Herald journalist Lincoln Tan who offers insight on an immigration controversy that is only set to get worse.  

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