e-5167 (Employment and labour)

Petition to the Government of Canada

• According to the UN Special Report on “contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences” written by Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata, some migrant workers in Canada are experiencing physical abuse, wage theft, lack of adequate PPE, lack of affordable health care, threats of deportation for asserting their rights, overcrowded and undignified housing, debt bondage, lack of measures to report abuses without risk of losing their status, and inter-jurisdictional neglect;
• People living in Canada as migrant workers are irreplaceable members of our community, friends, neighbours and loved ones who deserve access to working conditions free of abuse and discrimination as outlined in the Canadian Human Rights Act; and
• Often, migrant workers are essential workers who put food on our tables, keep our communities clean, deliver goods, and nurse us back to health when we are ill and yet we are failing to ensure they have the same care and security.