Coutts appointed chair-elect of Mainland Group
Fonterra has named Elizabeth (Liz) Coutts the chair of Mainland Group, the proposed divestment entity of the co-operative’s consumer business.
Immigration and Associate Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says migrant workers are a small but important part of the dairy industry workforce, filling gaps where not enough New Zealanders are available.
About 1500 migrant dairy workers – mostly from othe Philippines, now make up 6% of the workforce.
Migrant-worker demand has risen recently because of difficulty attracting and retaining local workers in some parts of rural New Zealand.
