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Charlotte Bedford

Charlotte Bedford is a research fellow with the Development Policy Centre and is based in New Zealand.

13 December 2024

2024 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting wrap

by Charlotte Bedford and Huiyuan Liu

26 September 2024

RSE changes: employers win, Pacific workers lose

by Charlotte Bedford

27 August 2024

Seasonal labour recruitment trends under New Zealand’s RSE scheme

by Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford

23 August 2024

RSE policy changes: Timor-Leste joins; employers’ costs reduced

by Charlotte Bedford

6 June 2024

RSE in 2024: growing employer frustration

by Charlotte Bedford

11 April 2024

The forgotten Asian workers in NZ’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme

by Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford

Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa meeting Samoan PALM workers in Australia in March 2023 (Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme-Facebook)

17 November 2023

Samoa’s shifting seasonal work priorities

by Evie Sharman and Charlotte Bedford

Fiji Employment Minister Agni Deo Singh visiting seasonal workers in New Zealand in May 2023 (Fiji Government-Facebook)

8 August 2023

Pacific labour mobility over the last year: continued growth

by Charlotte Bedford

Vines in Marlborough, New Zealand (Tim Parkinson-Flickr)

9 May 2023

New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme: 38,000 workers by 2028?

by Charlotte Bedford

RSE worker in Queenstown, New Zealand, in 2019 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade-SmugMug)

19 April 2023

How often do Pacific seasonal workers return to New Zealand?

by Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford

RSE worker in Queenstown in 2019 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade-SmugMug)

13 April 2023

Pacific seasonal workers’ participation in the RSE scheme: the numbers and their implications

by Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford

Tongan RSE workers waiting for rescue during Cyclone Gabrielle (Coconut Wireless Aotearoa-Facebook)

1 March 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: Pacific seasonal workers picking up the pieces in New Zealand

by Charlotte Bedford

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