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The report found that contemporary forms of slavery and exploitation abound under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which is chiefly used to provide low-paid workers from impoverished countries for employers, especially in the agricultural and food-processing sectors.

An initiative to invite tens of thousands of migrant laborers to Canada is rife with exploitation and abuse, a UN investigator has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

An initiative to invite tens of thousands of migrant laborers to Canada is rife with exploitation and abuse, a UN investigator has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

I am deeply disturbed by accounts of exploitation, abuse shared with me by migrant workers, says Tomoya Obokata.

UN special rapporteur says he is ‘deeply disturbed’ by migrant workers’ accounts of abuse and exploitation in Canada.

Agriculture is the practice of growing crops and raising animals for food. It can also be called farming. Farming is important to Canada. Now, Canadian farms fa...

The term “irregular immigration” has no clear legal definition. (See also Immigration to Canada.) An irregular immigrant can refer to an individual crossing...

History, politics, arts, science & more: the Canadian Encyclopedia is your reference on Canada. Articles, timelines & resources for teachers, students & public.

History, politics, arts, science & more: the Canadian Encyclopedia is your reference on Canada. Articles, timelines & resources for teachers, students & public.

Provincial enforcement officers to crack down on restaurants and other Ontario workplaces Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Following an enforcement blitz of big box stores last week, the Ontario government is expanding its workplace inspection campaign and cracking down on a variety of businesses to ensure theyre complying with public health measures.  According to a news release from the province publish...