Canada's temporary foreign worker program a "breeding ground" for contemporary slavery: UN report
Canada's temporary foreign worker program was launched more than 60 years ago to help ease labour shortages. But after spending two weeks in Canada in 2023, a United Nations investigator is now slamming the program as a "breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery." It’s seen a surge in recent years, as there were more than 135,000 temporary foreign workers in 2022, compared to 84,000 in 2018. Mackenzie Gray explains why, as calls grow to overhaul how Canada treats migrant workers. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10697000/temporary-foreign-worker-canada-un-report/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #labour #temporaryforeignworker
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Canada's temporary foreign worker program was launched more than 60 years ago to help ease labour shortages.
But after spending two weeks in Canada in 2023, a United Nations investigator is now slamming the program as a "breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery."
It’s seen a surge in recent years, as there were more than 135,000 temporary foreign workers in 2022, compared to 84,000 in 2018.
Mackenzie Gray explains why, as calls grow to overhaul how Canada treats migrant workers.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10697000/temporary-foreign-worker-canada-un-report/
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#GlobalNews #labour #temporaryforeignworker
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Canada's temporary foreign worker program was launched more than 60 years ago to help ease labour shortages.
But after spending two weeks in Canada in 2023, a United Nations investigator is now slamming the program as a "breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery."
It’s seen a surge in recent years, as there were more than 135,000 temporary foreign workers in 2022, compared to 84,000 in 2018.
Mackenzie Gray explains why, as calls grow to overhaul how Canada treats migrant workers.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10697000/temporary-foreign-worker-canada-un-report/
Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ
Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt
Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB
#GlobalNews #labour #temporaryforeignworker
Video length: 2:00
Category: News & Politics
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