Australia - Chinese Slave Labour

[caskur]

I thought foreign students are from wealthy families.

India is doing well since they've been robbing bank accounts and selling our PI to the higest bidders.

[Anonymous]

I thought foreign students are from wealthy families.

India is doing well since they've been robbing bank accounts and selling our PI to the higest bidders.

That is lucrative until they get caught.

[Anonymous]

Our temporary foreign worker program(TFW) can be abused by unscrupulous employers.



HALIFAX — a judge has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a Halifax businessman who exploited foreign workers, saying he wanted to send a wider message to employers across the country.



nova Scotia Supreme court Justice Glen Mcdougall, who delivered his ruling Friday, said people who bring temporary foreign workers to Canada "should not dare" to follow the example of hector Mantolino.



"The Temporary Foreign Workers Program is not a licence to attract hard-working nationals from other countries so they can be brought to Canada to be taken advantage of," he said.



"This is not what Canada is about. This is not what Canadians stand for."



Mantolino, originally from the Philippines, pleaded guilty in december 2017 to misrepresentation under provisions of the Immigration and refugee Protection act.



The owner of several cleaning and maintenance companies, Mantolino used the temporary foreign worker program to bring 28 workers to canada from the Philippines.



According to a statement of agreed facts, Mantolino paid them at least $500,000 less than their total reported salaries.



Mantolino was originally charged in June 2013 with 56 counts of immigration fraud following a canada Border Services agency investigation, but those charges were rolled into a single indictment.



He was alleged to have counselled the workers to lie about their wages if they wanted to remain in canada, with some saying they had stated they would receive a canadian wage but were paid as little as $3.13 per hour after various deductions.



Mcdougall said the aggravating circumstances in the case were significant.



"I am satisfied that Mr. Mantolino was in a position of trust in relation to the 28 temporary foreign workers.



He abused that position and although there is no evidence he actually profited from the exploitation of these workers, he stood to gain by making his company more competitive and hence more profitable in the workplace.

[Anonymous]

Our temporary foreign worker program(TFW) can be abused by unscrupulous employers.



HALIFAX — a judge has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a Halifax businessman who exploited foreign workers, saying he wanted to send a wider message to employers across the country.



nova Scotia Supreme court Justice Glen Mcdougall, who delivered his ruling Friday, said people who bring temporary foreign workers to Canada "should not dare" to follow the example of hector Mantolino.



"The Temporary Foreign Workers Program is not a licence to attract hard-working nationals from other countries so they can be brought to Canada to be taken advantage of," he said.



"This is not what Canada is about. This is not what Canadians stand for."



Mantolino, originally from the Philippines, pleaded guilty in december 2017 to misrepresentation under provisions of the Immigration and refugee Protection act.



The owner of several cleaning and maintenance companies, Mantolino used the temporary foreign worker program to bring 28 workers to canada from the Philippines.



According to a statement of agreed facts, Mantolino paid them at least $500,000 less than their total reported salaries.



Mantolino was originally charged in June 2013 with 56 counts of immigration fraud following a canada Border Services agency investigation, but those charges were rolled into a single indictment.



He was alleged to have counselled the workers to lie about their wages if they wanted to remain in canada, with some saying they had stated they would receive a canadian wage but were paid as little as $3.13 per hour after various deductions.



Mcdougall said the aggravating circumstances in the case were significant.



"I am satisfied that Mr. Mantolino was in a position of trust in relation to the 28 temporary foreign workers.



He abused that position and although there is no evidence he actually profited from the exploitation of these workers, he stood to gain by making his company more competitive and hence more profitable in the workplace.

I remember the previous government made changes that made it difficult to bring in foreign workers....so much so employers in some service industries were complaining they couldn't find employees..



I know the Liberals made changes, but it seems some tightening of rules to protect Canadian jobs and the rights of TFW's.

[Anonymous]

TFW visas should only be issued in the most extreme cases where it is impossible to find local labour. Seasonal agriculture for example. And the visas that are issued should be six months maximum duration with no shortcut to landed immigrant status.

[Anonymous]

TFW visas should only be issued in the most extreme cases where it is impossible to find local labour. Seasonal agriculture for example. And the visas that are issued should be six months maximum duration with no shortcut to landed immigrant status.

Employers like TFW's because they can't quit.....their visa is tied to their job.