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Foreign workers won’t be temporary if we make them permanent

Date

2014-05-01

Authors

Doug Saunders

Abstract

They are allowed into Canada to do jobs most Canadians would refuse at rates of pay most Canadians would never stand for, and then they have to leave. They are separated from their families for years. They aren’t allowed to settle, marry, bring their children over, expect a raise or change jobs. They have to live in rooms provided by their employers, and they cannot realistically quit without being forced out of the country.

Newspaper title

The Globe and Mail

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Economic sectors

Agriculture and horticulture workers, Occupations in services - Domestic work, and General relevance - all sectors

Content types

Policy analysis, Statistics on work and life conditions, and Numbers of migrant workers

Target groups

Public awareness

Geographical focuses

Federal and National relevance

Languages

English