In 2010, officials from the Ministry of Forestry of British Columbia accidentally discovered that Congolese refugees were - Not paid - Segregated from other workers - Fed inferior food if they were fed at all - Forced to plant on rougher terrain - Housed in shipping containers with no bathroom facilities or clean water A new lawsuit awards each person $10,000 for injury to dignity and self-respect. The case also makes Dave Dean question whether the mechanisms for identifying and ending migrant worker exploitation are enough. Online kits that instruct workers on how to report their employers are not enough, he says. Youre dreaming in Technicolor if you think theres going to be enforcement.” --Fay Faraday, lawyer, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University Instead, Dean supports proactive regulation and supervision of recruiters and employers. The goal should be to eradicate exploitative practice pre-emptively, so that a worker begins an employment relationship in a position of security rather than insecurity. Do you know how to report issues with international recruiters on the Alliance website? From the home page, find Contact us, and Open reporting -- you can tell us about any issues.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:55:01 +0000
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