Seasonal workers in NZ using earnings to start businesses back home in Tonga
Tongan seasonal workers in New Zealand are using their incomes to establish small businesses in their home country.
Tongan participants in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Workers scheme are leveraging their earnings to build and launch small businesses back home. The scheme provides a pathway for workers to accumulate capital that enables entrepreneurship in their communities.
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Seasonal work in NZ helping Tongans build businesses back home
Steven Piukala spent four years in NZ's Recognised Seasonal Workers (RSE) scheme, using the income he earned to start several small businesses.