What we know
Pacific peoples are estimated to make up 1/3 of Auckland’s total workforce by 2026.
Nationwide they have the lowest wages and asset base and experience the greatest rates on in work poverty of any ethnic group in Aotearoa New Zealand.
59% of Auckland’s Pacific workforce are in lower skilled occupations, and Pacific peoples in Auckland are overrepresented in occupations such as labourers, machinery operators, cleaners, and container fillers and are underrepresented in managerial and professional roles.
Pacific peoples consistently earn less than Pākeha workers
Existing inequalities affecting the Pacific population means Pacific inclusion in jobs of the future will not happen organically.
Pacific peoples’ lack of participation in the FOW is a complex problem - interconnected factors, many of which are systemic.
