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dc.contributor.authorFarnaaz, Shabina
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-09T18:59:33Z
dc.date.available2022-02-09T18:59:33Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/5526
dc.description.abstractThe New Zealand meat industry is one of the largest contributors towards the success of the economy. It provides employment for a wide range of people comprising of local and migrant workers. The aim of this research is to explore the work experience of migrant process workers in the meat industry in Otago, New Zealand. To achieve this aim, four key objectives were set out which includes the reason behind the migration of migrant meat workers, the perceived workplace challenges, access to equal employment opportunities and the social relationships amongst the co-workers at the workplace. An interpretivism philosophy was used for this research and data was collected through two focus groups. The data was analysed using thematic analysis where seven themes emerged from the findings and they were categorised under the research objectives. The first objective was based on the reason behind the movement of meat workers to New Zealand. The second objective focused on their perceived workplace challenges which included language barriers, changing job responsibilities, aging workforce, and work ethics. The third objective identified that the participants had access to equal employment opportunities with the aid of trade unions. The last objective explains how social isolationaffects their social relationship with the co-workers and can lead to homesickness. It is recommended to conduct future studies on other meat industries around New Zealand and to have a large sample size on different aspects relating to meat workers to have a more detailed understanding of the meat industry.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectOtago (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectmeat industryen_NZ
dc.subjectprocess workersen_NZ
dc.subjectmigrant workersen_NZ
dc.subjectworkplace challengesen_NZ
dc.subjectequal employment opportunity (EEO)en_NZ
dc.titleThe work experiences of migrant process workers in the meat industry in Otago, New Zealanden_NZ
dc.typeMasters Dissertationen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Managementen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorSouthern Institute of Technology (SIT)en_NZ
dc.subject.marsden35 Commerce, management, tourism and servicesen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden300299 Agriculture, land and farm management not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationFarnaaz, S. (2020). The work experiences of migrant process workers in the meat industry in Otago, New Zealand. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Management). Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), New Zealand. https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5526en
unitec.pages91en_NZ
unitec.institutionSouthern Institute of Technology (SIT)en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationSouthern Institute of Technology (Invercargill, N.Z.)en_NZ
unitec.publication.placeNew Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalBodkin-Allen, Sally
unitec.institution.studyareaBusinessen_NZ


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