Paul Spoonley Labour Market Dynamics Integration of Immigrants Massey University Cracking the Glass Ceiling Rising Dragons Soaring Bananas 1719 July 2009 Auckland Auckland 2016 Pakeha 860000 40000 ID: 490206
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Diversity Dividend: The Chinese Economic Contribution
Paul SpoonleyLabour Market DynamicsIntegration of ImmigrantsMassey University
Cracking the Glass CeilingRising Dragons, Soaring Bananas17-19 July 2009Auckland Slide2Slide3
Auckland 2016
Pakeha
860,000 (+40,000)
Maori
183,000 (+40,000)
Pacific peoples
260,000 (+80,000)
Asian peoples400,000 (+200,000)Slide4
Employment Barriers
Credential recognitionEmployer attitudes/ practicesSurname/accent discriminationNew Zealand experienceSlide5
Company Responses
Skilled leadership diversity awareSkill enhancement of all staff
exposure to new culturesDevelop workplace diversity policiesmultilingual recognition/recruitmentSlide6Slide7
Chinese Ethnic Entrepreneurs
Ethnic entrepreneursEthnic embeddedness
Ethnic-specific social capitalEthnic co-financingSlide8
Ethnic Precincts
Co-location of business activities
Specific sites and dense activities
Strip: Dominion Rd
Conversions: Northcote
Purpose-built: MeadowlandSlide9
Research and Policy Questions
Ethnic PrecinctsAre they evidence of parallel communities that might inhibit social integration?Are they evidence of low quality outcomes and poor economic incorporation?Slide10
Why Does It Matter?
By 2011, 100% of net labour market growth in Canada will come from immigration.By 2031, 100% of net population growth will come from immigration.Slide11
Diversity Dividend
Economic and social benefitsImmigrant entrepreneurs/ethnic precinctsDiversity as a brand advantageSlide12
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://integrationofimmigrants.massey.ac.nzhttp://lmd.massey.ac.nz
INTEGRATION
OF IMMIGRANTS
PROGRAMME
2007 – 2012