Foreign Workers: Investigators

Chinese Miners Dept: The National visited a prominent recruitment agency in Beijing carrying hidden cameras. Investigators posing as miners learned that workers with minimal mining experience are being offered positions in Canadian gold, copper and potash mines, according to CBC. Investigators also learned that workers are asked to pay a deposit of several thousand dollars to secure a spot in a Canadian mine. The agency said that the remainder of the $16,000 fee is taken directly from the miner s paycheque until paid in full and labour brokers may be charging Chinese miners up to $16,000 for the chance to work in Canadian mines as temporary foreign workers, a investigation has found. A recruiter makes promised to a investigator posing as a potential employee. Recruiters said that, once working in Canada, miners would be paid no less than $10 per hour. Permanent workers in Canada s underground and surface mines are paid on average $25 to $30 per hour. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.