It Happens Here: Labour Exploitation Among Migrant Workers During the Pandemic
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- Date
2023
- Abstract
New research shows that employer discrimination, unsafe working conditions and gaps in government policy put migrant workers at risk of being exploited once they arrive in Canada.
FCJ Refugee Centre and the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking’s newly released report, It Happens Here: Labour Exploitation Among Migrant Workers During the Pandemic, reveals that migrant labourers’ precarious immigration status makes them vulnerable to exploitation by recruiters and employers. The report summarizes findings from a series of focus group discussions that convened 77 migrant workers in Ontario in early 2022, with the support of Legal Assistance of Windsor (LAW). It highlights that many migrant workers are not aware that they have labour rights while working in Canada.
- Document number
978-1-7775810-0-8
- Responsible institution
The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking
- Place published
Ontario
- File Attachments
- Links
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Concerns about labour trafficking increase amid higher demand for migrant workers in Canada (https://www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca/concerns-about-labour-trafficking-increase-amid-higher-demand-for-migrant-workers-in-canada/)
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- Content types
Policy analysis, Documented cases of abuse, and Systemic/state violation of right/freedom
- Target groups
Policymakers, Journalists, Public awareness, Researchers, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
- Geographical focuses
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance
- Languages
English
