Jamaican migrant farm workers in Niagara Region wrote an open letter to Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour requesting more support in the face of what they call “systematic slavery,” days before a migrant worker died in Norfolk County.
The system benefits employers who are able to pay below market wages and avoid innovating.
Other news stories have talked about employers that treat their TFW really well, but the system seems designed in a manner that exploitation is easy.
Along with some of the workers themselves:
The system benefits employers who are able to pay below market wages and avoid innovating.
Other news stories have talked about employers that treat their TFW really well, but the system seems designed in a manner that exploitation is easy.