Hispanic Journalists: New Immigrants

Investigative Program Dept: Investigative program Enqu te hired two Hispanic journalists to impersonate recently arrived immigrants looking for work at meatpacking plants, according to CBC. 'No one ever asked me for a single piece of ID. Not even my health card. If I'd had a workplace accident, what would have happened then? Who would have been responsible for my care? ' Martin Movilla, undercover journalist Enqu te sent two undercover journalists to a Montreal chicken factory to investigate working conditions for new immigrants. Radio-Canada Some Montreal temp agencies that cater to immigrants are paying less than minimum wage for backbreaking work and don't pay benefits or apply the standard deductions required by law, according to a Radio-Canada investigation. The two journalists Columbian Martin Movilla and Chilean Jesus Javia Mendez wore hidden cameras when they applied to temporary agencies that specialize in placing immigrants who don't speak English or French. Both men were assigned to Montreal chicken factories, where they worked alongside regular staff. As reported in the news.
@t meatpacking plants, chicken factories