Temporary Foreign Worker Program under review

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program, will soon be under program review by the federal government. 

Over years, the TFW has gained a bad rap for its treatment of migrant workers. According to Rabble.ca, this year, the TFW recruited migrant workers from China to work in a British Columbia coal mine. This coal mine received over 300 Canadian applications, however, all of the applications were denied.

According to Rabble.ca, this was due to the ability of speaking Mandarin as a qualification necessary on the application.

More controversially, the migrant workers were illegally asked to pay an approximate $12 500 in recruitment fees in order to work in Canada. This is likely due to lack of regulation in the TFW program.

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as the International Labour Organization's (ILO) declaration of fundamental principles and rights at work, may be a start of reference. however, as of yet, the Canadian government has not signed these international conventions.

Rabble.ca reports that according to the ILO, approximately 100 000 rights have been violated for seasonal agricultural workers in Ontario alone by restricting unions.

STORY WRITTEN BY: HANNAH BESSEAU