Temporary workers getting raw deal
Posted Jun 16, 2010 7:30 am.
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There are nearly twice as many temporary foreign workers in Alberta now as there were at the height of the economic boom.
Gil McGowan, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, tells the Edmonton Sun it’s a bad deal for the foreigners because many are forced to work in poor conditions for low pay that no Canadian would accept.
Meanwhile, he says, Canadian workers suffer because the steady supply of foreigners allows employers to keep wages low.
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