Poultry, Pigs and other livestock farming
Workforce Demographics
- There is an increasing trend in the ethnic diversity of workers in the Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming industry group since 2015, with small increases in the number of workers identifying as Māori and Asian.
- The Poultry farming (meat) industry is the most ethnically diverse, with around a quarter identifying as Māori and an increasing proportion of Asian workers.
- Women are well represented in the Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming industry workforce overall, particularly in Poultry farming (eggs) where nearly half the workforce are women. This is higher than the average across Muka Tangata industries of around one third.
