Thousands of low-wage temporary farm workers from Mexico and the Caribbean have transformed Leamington.
Employers seeking low-wage temporary foreign workers are required by law to bear the costs of bringing the workers to Canada. In practice, many of the low-wage workers end up paying Canadian job recruiters.
Mere weeks after she came to Canada, the migrant worker was threatened with deportation.
Ottawa is touting agri-food as an area where Canada’s economy can grow globally — and temporary foreign workers have a key role to play.
Low-wage migrant farmworkers are a crucial and growing part of Canada’s economy. Yet in most cases it’s impossible for them to get permanents status, which experts say leaves them vulnerable to exploitation.
When using a credit card to pay, the suggested gratuity is often 18 per cent instead of the typical 15 per cent. One reader asks whether this is the new normal amount.
