Death Threats Made to Trafficked Migrants, NZ Union Alleges

Between 30 and 50 people have been threatened with injury or death if they reveal they have been trafficked, First Union claims.
Death Threats Made to Trafficked Migrants, NZ Union Alleges
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Rex Widerstrom
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Victims of human trafficking and their families have been threatened with serious violence or even death if they reveal their plight to authorities in New Zealand, a major union has claimed.

First Union represents workers employed in a wide range of mostly blue-collar jobs, from forestry and manufacturing to bus and ambulance drivers. It didn’t specify the sector in which the affected workers were employed.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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