Cultural Difference - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:49:34 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Cultural Difference - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Filipino workers offended by Kiwi's colourful language https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/07/05/filipino-workers-offended-kiwis-colourful-language/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:54:42 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=84381 A large portion of the migrant workers rebuilding Christchurch are from the Philippines Many Filipinos are devout Roman Catholics and some found the colourful building site language demeaning and sacrilegious. "We've heard of Filipino workers walking off a work site, sometimes in groups, because the swearing and shouting got too much, so it's something to Read more

Filipino workers offended by Kiwi's colourful language... Read more]]> A large portion of the migrant workers rebuilding Christchurch are from the Philippines

Many Filipinos are devout Roman Catholics and some found the colourful building site language demeaning and sacrilegious.

"We've heard of Filipino workers walking off a work site, sometimes in groups, because the swearing and shouting got too much, so it's something to consider when you are thinking about who you are pairing new Filipino workers with."

Lana Hart from the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce skilled migrant business service said some employers had not anticipated the level of support needed for migrant workers from a completely different culture. Read more

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New Zealand not in a position to judge arranged marriages... Read more]]> Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said New Zealand was not in a position to judge the 400 visas issued each year for women to enter the country for an arranged marriage.

He was responding to a question at the National Party conference in Christchurch from a delegate concerned at domestic violence cases within arranged marriages going through the Manukau Court. Continue reading

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