During an interview with the Globe and Mail newspaper, the United Nations Special Rapporteur made major accusations against the temporary worker work system in Canada, accusing this system of being a form of modern slavery.
Canadian imperialism's support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza
He accused the UN Special Rapporteur of being among the myths that the Canadian government is trying to promote that it defends human rights, which is completely contradictory to Canadian imperialism’s support for the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip.
In addition to its participation in every aggressive war led by the United States during the past quarter century, this is in addition to the work system for temporary workers in Canada, and the way to deal with them.
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a form of slavery
Dr. Tomoyo Obokata, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, explained that the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada is considered a contemporary form of slavery.
Adding that the program is mainly used to provide low-wage workers from poor countries to employers in Canada, especially in the agriculture and food processing sectors.
Interviews and meetings with government officials and academics
Obokata explained during his two-week tour of Canada, in order to assess the Canadian government's ability and willingness to address modern forms of slavery, including forced labor, child labor, domestic slavery, debt bondage and sexual exploitation.
His tour also included interviews and meetings with government officials, academics, union bureaucrats, members of parliament, human rights commissions and ombudsmen at the federal and provincial levels.
I also meet migrant workers in a wide range of areas covered by the TFWP, including agriculture, caregiving and meat and seafood processing.
The poor situation of foreign workers in the agricultural sector in Canada
The UN Special Rapporteur also observed the disproportionate number of migrant workers being exploited in Canada's agricultural sector, and was disturbed by accounts of exploitation and abuse told by migrant workers.
"Employers' work permit systems, which include some temporary foreign worker programs, make migrant workers vulnerable to modern forms of slavery, as they cannot report abuses without fear of deportation," he added.