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Comment on Canada | 'I did not expect to be a slave': Amnesty International report exposes abuse of migrant workers

Bénédicte Carole Zé came to Canada in 2016 to work on a poultry farm after paying $10,000 in illegal recruitment fees for a job here. But once she arrived, she says she was forced to work 70- to 80-hour weeks for an employer who she alleges sexually abused her, controlled her banking and did not let her leave the house or have a cellphone, while threatening her with deportation if she complained.

An industry that shows zero empathy for animals also shows none for humans? Shocking. Truly shocking.

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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Honestly we need more lawsuits

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morbidcactus@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Just search TFW on the CBC’s website, program is just rife with abuse, both of workers and “improper” usage, it’s abhorrent to me.

Wage suppression? √ (through companies skirting requirements)

Class of workers with no path to citizenship (some got extended pr during covid, I may be mistaken but my understanding is the permits have a hard end date)? √

Multiple instances and allegations of both physical and sexual abuse of workers? √

Horrendous working and living conditions, contributing heavily to covid excess mortality? √

I recall reports some workers had their passports confiscated, and some places charge a lot for lodging.

It’s made worse that everything I’ve mentioned is from headlines over at least the last 2 decades. It’s not just agriculture either, Tim Horton’s has has them, so have other fast food places.

To be clear, I’m for these workers being here, they deserve to be safe to do their job, a good wage and if they want to stay, a way for them to become citizens.
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