Labour market Strategy
Facts and Figures
2009 Statistical Update on Key RSE Figures
All statistics are correct as at 31 March, 2009
Under the RSE policy:
- 48 employers were approved RSE Status this year bring the total to 138 Employers in total.
- Together, these employers estimated a need for close to 10000 workers.
- At the year end, the RSE unit had estimated a total of 8000 places were required.
Under the Transitional RSE policy:
- 208 employers were approved TRSE status.
- At the year end, 3247 TRSE Work Permits were issued
Numbers of offshore workers recruited under RSE
- Approximately 7158 workers came to NZ to work under the RSE policy over the 12 month period.
78% of the RSE workforce were recruited form the Pacific of which:
- 73% were from one of the five Pacific Kick start states.
| Tonga | 1362 |
| Vanuatu | 2524 |
| Samoa | 1235 |
| Kiribati | 42 |
| Tuvalu | 48 |
| Total: | 5211 |
- And 5% were from a non- kick start Pacific state.
| Solomon Islands | 348 |
The remaining 22% of the RSE workforce were recruited through existing employer relationships with workers in other parts of the world – most of whom were from Asia.
| Indonesia | 305 |
| Malaysia | 637 |
| Philippines | 75 |
| Thailand | 529 |
| India | 41 |
| Taiwan | 12 |
| Total: | 1599 |
Over the second 12 months of RSE, 1604 workers have returned home.
| Kiribati | 26 |
| Tonga | 290 |
| Vanuatu | 770 |
| Samoa | 91 |
| Tuvalu | 0 |
| Rest of the World | 427 |
| Total: | 1604 |
There were 5550 workers in New Zealand as at 31 March 2009. These workers were in New Zealand for pruning, picking and packing for RSE employers and contractors.
| Tonga | 1058 |
| Vanuatu | 1744 |
| Samoa | 1143 |
| Kiribati | 14 |
| Tuvalu | 48 |
| Total: | 4007 |
| Solomon Islands | 311 |
| Indonesia | 278 |
| Malaysia | 468 |
| Thailand | 368 |
| Philippines | 75 |
| Unlawful | 41 |
| Deceased | 2 |
| Total: | 1543 |