Red Aguhar spoke to 1News last week from the site in West Auckland where he'd been parking his car. During the day, he used a friend's place but slept at night in the back of his vehicle.

He's one of more than 500 Filipino workers made redundant when ELE Group called in receivers on December 20.

But since the news of his plight became public, someone offered Aguhar a place to stay, free of charge, until he can find a job and get his visa sorted.

"It reduces the stress, but it's also feels like a bit of an imposition," he says. "I really need to find a job, so I can send money to the Philippines."

He's one of around 365 migrants registered with Immigration New Zealand as being on a visa tied to his former employer — 317 of these here in New Zealand and 48 offshore.

Figures from the ministry show more than 80 have already been offered new jobs. It has approved 46 requests from workers to change the conditions of their visa to a new employer, another 42 are still being assessed. It's also approved six job checks requests from companies wanting to hire the workers, and an additional seven are under assessment...