Metcalf Foundation: Toronto Restaurant

Migrant Workers Dept: Senthil Thevar was promised $15 an hour by a recruiter in India to work as a chef in a Toronto restaurant. Instead, he only earned $8 hourly, sharing accommodation in a cold basement, with no vacation and holidays, according to The Star. It might seem these migrant workers just happened to be struck by bad luck and unscrupulous employers. But a new report released Monday by the Metcalf Foundation says Canada s current immigration and labour laws virtually doom temporary migrant workers to mistreatment and the moment Liliane arrived in Toronto from Uganda as a live-in caregiver, her boss seized her work permit and passport. For two years of work, she was only paid a total of $2,100. On paper, Tanzanian taxidermist Juma was supposed to make $16.08 an hour to make animal specimens in Canada. His boss wrote him a $3,168 paycheque each month, but Juma must immediately withdraw the money and pay it back as my taxes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.