Dependency Ratio and Vulnerable Workers

vulnerable workers: Taking advantage of vulnerable workers simply because they dont have the same protections as Canadian citizens or worse yet on the chance they do not voice their concerns, is disgraceful. It is simply bad management. The changes that are necessary to the TFW program should ensure adequate protection for workers and harsh penalties for employers abusing them. , according to Times Colonist. According to a recent article in The Economist, the worldwide old-age dependency ratio the ratio of seniors to those of working age is increasing. In 2010, the world had 16 people aged 65 and over for every 100 adults between the ages of 25 and 64, almost unchanged from 1980. However, by 2035, it is expected to nearly double to 26 per cent of working adults. The recent and regular exposure of abuses against workers, primarily in lower skilled jobs, doesnt mean that the Temporary Foreign Worker program is taking jobs away from Canadians. It does mean that there are employers who are prepared to take advantage of vulnerable workers, and there is no room for employers who abuse any program at the expense of its employees. What often fails to be discussed, however, as public discourse pressures sweeping suspensions of programs like the Temporary Foreign Worker program, is that B.C. will not have enough people, domestic or foreign born, to grow our economy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.