Modern slavery faced by Canadas migrant workers: UN report
\u201cA breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.\u201d\n\nThat\u2019s how a statement from a UN special rapporteur described Canada\u2019s Temporary Foreign Worker Program last week, focusing particularly on low-wage and agricultural workers.\n\nThe TFWP allows Canadian employers to bring in workers from abroad if they couldn\u2019t fill a position domestically, and Canada has recently expanded the program to allow more workers to stay longer. But migrant workers have complained about abuse and exploitation, as well as a reliance on employers that can leave them powerless. \n\nToday, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery Tomoyo Obokata explains his findings from two weeks on a fact-finding mission in Canada, and why some migrant workers\u2019 situations amount to debt bondage and slavery.\n\nTranscripts of this series are available here