UN report a wake-up call for Canada to protect migrant worker rights

Will the government finally listen, or will it keep tweaking a 60-year-old program that endangers migrant workers for yet another generation?

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said sectoral work permits will replace closed work permits, but that is not a solution, write Tracy Glynn and Aditya Rao.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TRACY GLYNN, ADITYA RAO

August 28, 2024

A recent United Nations report has called Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Canada’s response so far: no more temporary foreign workers in low-wage jobs in areas of higher unemployment.

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