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May 2009
Just to save a few bucks
The current pandemic of swine
influenza, has exhibited a Government weakness that threatens
the entire population of Canada. The null, negligent or weak
supervision -premeditated or not- that governments at all levels
should carry on all these companies to efficiently comply with
all their labour obligations, but mainly those whose workers are
employed in Canada under the "Temporary Foreign Workers
Program", because in most cases, they fail all the obligations
they have with their employees, including, of course, the right
to adequate and timely medical care for any of these workers
that -involuntarily and without their knowledge- may be carriers
some kind of contagious disease and the lack of access to
medical care or it is flawed and limited because the health
insurance provided to them is of minimal coverage will be a
source of infection before being detected.
April 2009
Extra! Extra!!
We have news for the foreign doctors, a good one
and a bad one:
The good one first, the federal government spent $ 2 million in
a program that will support them for the recognition of their
university studies in their home countries.
The bad one: it is only to become paramedics. Congratulations?
March 2009
No, it's not paradise
on earth
In our forum, the
experiences narrated by both migrant workers already established
and newcomers on racism and systemic racism are constant. It’s a reality that
should not keep hiding. The UN through the delegates of the
Council on Human Rights considers that Canada is not doing
enough in this area in terms of aboriginal rights, violence
against women, poverty and racism (we would add... systemic
racism).
February 2009
Economic crisis and migration
The economic contraction have an immediate
result, the social problem of unemployment, many places will be
closed in construction industries, oil, services, etc. and we do
not see nowhere a State Policy in the provincial or federal
level that address such a serious problem: Rex Rosario, a native
of the Philippines, temporary foreign worker, father of 3 young
children, lost his job since last July and since that date has
not found a new job. Too far from his country and surely without
a family group extended or friends who appeal to such a
difficult situation.
What support programs have the Canadian State to face the
unemployment and the consequences it has for him and all who
live similar experience?
Do you remember our editorial
of June 2007???
"Canada’s “Booming” Economy:
Air Canada, Catalyst, Chrysler, Ford…
Strengthening the economy by spreading precarious
employment is not new science; many "third world" countries have
already done that, and how are they now? They are trying to
survive on one or two resources left. Hmm, it smells like… oil
sands!!
How far will the Alberta’s oil sands stench go? It has covered
the speculative value of the Canadian dollar, the official
employment and inflation rates, and even generous pay increases
to servile bureaucrats and politicians. These people are so
pleased with the suffocating situation of the working poor and
thousands of laid off workers that they have no hesitation in
undermining labour standards in the private sector.
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Well... the "booming" oil sands stench has started evaporating,
so what's the future for all the temporary foreign workers and
interprovincial workers? Never mind talking about the big "Three"...
December 2008
We can't remove the finger from the line ...
Canada needs more and more of the
immigrants to sustain, enhance and strengthen its economy
because the local population is insufficient to meet the demand
for labor is increasing day by day, however, they are social
sector more vulnerable and socially unprotected speaking; less
concern for the average politician is exactly the number of
permanent resident aliens.
According to a note of the "Vancouver Sun": employment rates
would fall and services will be the first to fall in with minced
mismanagement of the economy and the adjustment of the belt of
government." Does the fact there will always be foreigners
willing to immigrate to Canada makes them... disposable?
November 2008
Australia yes, Canada no
The social process of migration
in Canada is characterized by a continuing demand for skilled
labor force, but now that demand has grown, a fact that can be
seen by reading the newspapers. However, skilled immigrants who
come to Canada with high expectations is very difficult for them
to gain access to jobs for which they are qualified. The
apparent cause may be simple bureaucracy or the not concurrency
of offer-demand. Our researches say it is not a coincidence but
a social fact: systemic racism, which the authorities refuse to
recognize.
To confirm this information, last October 10, in "Montreal
Gazette" refers to the difference migrants living in Australia,
"Australian immigrants find jobs fast, earn high salaries, and
are able to use their credentials." Why in Australia and not in
Canada?
October 2008
They still saying no?
Recently, the State ruled in
favor of Shiv
Chopra, a former health Canada scientist, for "moral damage." The government recognized with this case, that there was
discrimination aimed to skilled immigrant workers. However, the
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal dismissed, -among other 10
allegations- a sweeping charge that systemic racial
discrimination is widespread at Health Canada.
The government can continue with the "ostrich policy" hide your
head and pretend that nothing happens; however, it has to
realize the amount of testimonies that would abound in this
page that confirms the hard data provided by Statistics Canada; it's necessary
to stop pretending that all is
right between skilled foreigners residing in Canada -most of
them from "developing countries".
September 2008
Disinterest, neglect or perhaps "The law of the funnel" is a
state policy?
In the near future, Canada will live the social
and economic drama of
an aging population, skilled shortages, and consequently
the contraction of
the national economy by a marked decline in the labour force and
a great social spending in the pension sector and geriatric
care.
To deal with this situation,
Canada has been recruiting skilled and unskilled workers in
various countries. However, when legal immigrants from "Third world" countries come to this country alone or with their
family face systemic racism[3],
discrimination, unemployment, underemployment, low wages,
poverty, violation of their labour rights, etc. that the
government encouraged, enabled and benefited economically from
this wave of immigrants does nothing to prevent and/or combat
actions as negative and violate their Human Rights.
Why is the
foreign worker treated as a second class citizen?
If legal immigration is already a positive solution to a serious
problem for Canadians in the economic and social spheres.
July 2008
Here and there
In Europe, in the member countries of the European Union now
it's criminalize the illegal migration, through the "return
directive" in Canada -we recognize- it's not yet have reached
such extremes. But here and there the foreign-born workers are
subjected to abuse, exploitation and discrimination,
particularly agricultural workers, who despite the fact that
here, their stay is legal.
What have to happen for governments and societies in
industrialized countries recognize the great contribution made
by foreign workers to their strong and developed economies? How
long the foreign worker will enjoy the same treatment and
opportunities as national workers?
May 2008
Is
it about
bureaucratic problems or hidden intent?
Those responsible at the federal level of implementation of
immigration policies argue that there is a large number of
applications for permanent residence, which hinder the
immigration system, if indeed this is a reality.
What is that
prevents or hinders processing such applications? What says,
does or omits on the federal government so that there is such a
backlog of applications for permanent residence? If it comes
down to administrative inefficiency -as is clear from official
statements-Why do we need immigration law? This is going to
solve the problem or is the means to close to foreigners the
doors of Canada?
April 2008
‘Sustainable’ Development, Canadian Style
Recipe for a precarious economy:
Expand (precarious) temporary foreign worker programs
Attract and marginalize highly skilled immigrants
Debilitate the manufacturing sector
Reinforce regional polarization
Become an oil colony… not an oil power
Expand powers of public servants
Good thing that Canada bases its rhetoric on the “knowledge-based society”
jargon… like most “third-world” administrations do.
March 2008
Hello! Is anybody listening to the OECD?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
concluded that underemployment of highly skilled immigrants in
Canada is the result of its faulty immigration policies...
Of course, to the Canadian government
its lack of leadership in social policies is more profitable
than developing a comprehensive population policy.
February 2008
Race: A defining issue in Canada
The plan for a school for black students in Toronto
(Afrocentric) puts a big question mark on the way policy makers
are addressing racial issues in Canada.
Why hasn’t the government done something to reduce chronically
high
drop-out rates among black students? How will ‘Afrocentric’
graduates face systemic racism prevailing in Canada?
In other words, marginalization and discrimination go far beyond
the classrooms walls; where the establishment doesn’t want to go
nor even talk about.
January 2008
$4.5 million to start accommodating the bureaucracy in Quebec
Finally, the devious “accommodation” scheme is getting what
their mentors really wanted: money to promote themselves in the
business of promoting “Quebec's culture"…
Surely, they will introduce new French-Quebecers in their
shameful art of wasting taxpayers’ money on such useless
“tasks”... After all, following their tradition, everything will stay in the family.
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