UN envoy calls Canada’s use of migrant workers ‘breeding ground for slavery’

Tomoya Obokata's report finds power imbalances and discriminatory practice exploits workers from global south

Canada's reliance on temporary foreign workers is breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery", a UN special rapporteur has warned, amid growing calls to overhaul the controversial program.

The damning report from the UN investigator Tomoya Obokata found that deep power imbalances and discriminatory practice in Canada cuts costs for companies but exploits against workers from the global south.