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    Migrant Worker Wins $295K After Being Told He Wasn’t an Employee — Just an “Investor”

    ByMelony Dee 25/10/202525/10/2025

    Can you imagine paying over $100,000 just to get a job — and then being told you were never really an employee? That’s exactly what happened to one highly skilled chef who came to New Zealand in search of a better life for his family. He was promised a job. A work visa. A chance for…

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