Migrant workers account for most new jobs: CLC has crunched numbers between 2008-2011
May 10, 2013
OTTAWA ― New research conducted by the Canadian Labour Congress shows that in recent years migrant workers are filling most of the new jobs created in the Canadian economy. “Roughly 75% of the new jobs created in Canada in 2010 and 2011 were filled by temporary foreign workers despite the fact that 1.4 million Canadian residents were unemployed,” says Ken…
CLC says changes to TFWP require enforcement: For too long government failed to consult
April 30, 2013
OTTAWA ― The president of the Canadian Labour Congress acknowledges changes that the Conservative government has made to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) but says those changes highlight the consequences of the government’s failure to properly consult and listen to stakeholders when developing policy and legislation in the first place. Ken Georgetti was responding to an announcement made on…
The Royal Bank of Canada is abusing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to the detriment of both migrant and national workers, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Georgetti was responding to news that 45 existing RBC employees, who will soon be displaced, are having to train migrant workers from abroad to do their information technology jobs. The…
CLC makes Access to Info request on TFWP: Ottawa has not fulfilled Auditor General’s request
April 10, 2013
OTTAWA ― The Canadian Labour Congress will make an Access to Information request for all documents related to the federal government’s compliance with a 2009 Auditor General’s report regarding the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). “The Conservative government is allowing employers to abuse the TFWP to the detriment of both migrant and Canadian workers,” says Ken Georgetti, CLC president. “The…