Canada Migrant Workers Prone To Abuse, Exploitation Due To Lax Government Oversight

Jan 23, 2012 by gretchen

Martin said he’d like to pay his workers $13 to $14 an hour instead of minimum wage but he can’t because of the low food prices Canadians pay.

“Food here is cheaper as compared to our average salary than anywhere else in the world. I really believe people have to take a really good look at food spending habits. Do people complain about food prices? Do they go for the cheapest food? It’s cheapest because the farmer is cutting corners with employees. That is what it boils down to. Our employees deserve to be paid probably twice what they get paid.”

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