In a recent newspaper article it was reported that the Canadian government was moving to ensure that foreign workers here in Canada are fairly treated. I think that this is imperative for a number of reasons. The first is that the exploitation of anyone should be an anathma to Canada and Canadians. Anyone who mistreats a foreign worker taints Canada in the eyes of everyone who will ever hear of that person's experience in our country. Secondly, if you see the chart above it is evident that many Canadians work abroad and in order to protect them and to ensure that we have a say in how they are treated we must have our own house in order.
I recently learned that a friend's daughter and her boyfriend who when to Korea at Christmas last year have been very badly treated while there on a teaching contract. They were promised a year of employment, living accomodations and return transportation. Now, half way through the contract they are being denied the remainder of the contract, the living accomodations and their return trip ticket because the Korean owner of the private school says he cannot afford what he promised. They are half way around the world and there is no one to appeal to for enforcement of the 'contract'.
People who work in foreign countries do so for a wide variety of reasons. They disperse a bit of Canada to the world in a way no advertising or film can do. Fairness in our laws and a really good experience with Canadians is the best way forward towards world peace.
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