Injured Southwestern Ontario migrant worker deserved more pay: Tribunal
A lawyer for Leroy Thomas and the three other migrant workers in the case called the tribunal’s ruling ‘significant.’
CATCH-22: Whistleblowers in alleged human trafficking ring speak out
Four alleged victims of human trafficking are fighting deportation from Canada, even though they maintain it was their complaints that triggered an investigation the Mounties say led to the rescue of 31 Mexican nationals in Southwestern Ontario. Randy Richmond and Dale Carruthers report. They summoned the courage to go to Canadian police and accuse two […]
Migrant workers caught in DNA dragnet reach final settlement with OPP
The lawyer representing migrant workers caught in a DNA dragnet is calling a settlement with provincial police a “complete victory” for the marginalized group, a long-awaited conclusion following a human rights-violating sweep of workers a decade ago.
Sentencing of migrant worker traffickers set for July . . . 2024
A London father and daughter convicted in a landmark human trafficking case involving the treatment of migrant workers won’t face sentencing for at least a year – and only if they are unsuccessful in challenging their convictions.
Dignity, liberation and the gift of new wheels for migrant workers
Every time A.J. McCallum fixes up a bike, it’s an act of both generosity and gratitude.
Ontario boosting penalties for abusing migrant workers
Ontario’s labour minster says the scumbags abusing migrant workers will be found, fined and put behind bars.
Defence in human trafficking trial questions witness’s lack of receipts
In a human trafficking case surrounding the treatment of migrant workers by a London recruitment agency, something has been missing from the a main witness‘s testimony: receipts. So far at the London trial where three people face a total of 17 charges, the jury has seen little, if any, contracts, pay stubs, or documentation surrounding […]
Migrant worker testifies deductions from pay ‘excessive’
He said they always were paid in cash. Every two weeks, a group of migrant workers who were contracted out to employers by a London foreign labour recruitment agency received what was left of their pay in envelopes. There always were deductions, he said, for rent in substandard housing. The kitchen sink was broken, forcing […]
Human trafficking trial: Migrant worker describes firm’s intimidation tactics
Elias Anavisca paused for a moment before answering if he was ever fearful of the man who headed the agency that brought the migrant worker to London from Guatemala. “Si,” he said softly in the witness box. A Spanish interpreter translated into English what Anavisca, 43, said in his native language about what Jose Callejas, […]
Eight migrant farm workers injured in early morning crash
An advocate for Ontario’s migrant workers is calling a serious single-vehicle crash near Chatham that sent eight people to hospital – four with serious injuries – a “workplace accident.”