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Foreign Workers: Erotic Massage Parlours

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Dept: The changes are intended to prevent temporary foreign workers from taking employment as exotic dancers, with erotic massage parlours or escort services, or in any other field deemed "degrading" by the government, according to Vancouver Sun. "This is not based on a hunch. This is based on a great deal of research and police work which demonstrates the connection in the broader sex industry," Kenney said in a telephone inter-view with The and canadian employers will be blocked from hiring temporary foreign workers in sex-trade-related jobs under new rules announced by the Harper government Wednesday. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the intent is to ensure that the temporary foreign worker pro-gram is not being used to bring vulnerable women into Canada to face exploitation in the sex industry and possibly become victims of human trafficking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.