United Steelworkers Union: Foreign Workers

Canadian Human Rights Commission Dept: HD Mining distributed two separate letters to the media Thursday, one accusing the United Steelworkers Union of discrimination and the other putting the government on notice it may pursue claims for civil damages after federal ministers made public statements about the company, according to CTV. In a letter sent to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, one of the 17 Chinese workers already at the mine Huizhi Li includes screenshots of leaflets and other content on the Steelworkers' website that he claims violates his rights and vANCOUVER - The Chinese mining firm at the centre of a controversial plan to use temporary foreign workers in a British Columbia coal mine has launched a two-pronged attack, threatening both a human rights complaint and legal action. The firm's Murray River project near Tumbler Ridge, B.C., 140 kilometres west of Grande Prairie, Alta., has drawn fire for bringing in temporary foreign workers instead of hiring Canadians. It's also currently facing a judicial review in which two unions are seeking to prevent the company from bringing more workers to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.