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CBC Investigates
This alleged pyramid scheme targets Filipino migrant workers, promising a life in Canada
Former clients and employees allege that Vancouver-based company PLC Global operated a pyramid scheme to scam foreigners looking for jobs in Canada — putting migrant workers in a situation one lawyer likened to "modern-day slavery."
How bayanihan is grounding Filipino Canadians in 'ethics of care' after Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy
Filipino Canadians are rallying around each other in the aftermath of the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival tragedy in Vancouver, in what's known as bayanihan, the tradition of helping one's community inherent to Filipino culture. One community organizer says it has been a “lifeline” for grieving Filipinos nationwide.
This campaign raised $57K to repatriate a 'loving mother' killed in Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy. It was fake
GoFundMe removed a campaign claiming to be raising funds for a victim of the Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy Wednesday, saying it is refunding the more than $57,000 donated. A B.C. woman who reported her suspicions that the fundraiser was fake says she “couldn’t bear the thought” of people taking advantage of the community’s generosity in a time of tragedy.
Welcome to Canada
'I did not expect to be a slave': Amnesty International report exposes abuse of migrant workers
A new Amnesty International report criticizes the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program for “systemic abuses” of predominantly racialized migrant workers from developing countries, which it calls an “intrinsic feature” of the policy that ties workers to specific employers.
CBC Investigates
This recruiter has allegedly scammed 'hundreds' of Filipino migrant workers. Some are now homeless
Recruiter Jeanett Moskito has been caught three dozen times for charging illegal fees and is accused of victimizing "hundreds" of Filipino migrant workers. But she has never been prosecuted, with a lawyer likening the penalties she’s received so far to "parking tickets."
Recruiter niloko umano ang 'daan-daan' na Pinoy migrant workers. Ang ilan homeless na ngayon
Tatlong dosenang beses nahuli ang recruiter na si Jeanett Moskito para sa paniningil ng illegal fees, at inakusahan na biniktima ang “daan-daang” Pinoy migrant workers. Ngunit hindi siya kailanman na-prosecute, ang isang abogado inihalintulad ang penalties na kanyang natanggap sa “parking tickets.”
Welcome to Canada
Newcomers feel Canada accepts 'too many immigrants' without proper planning, CBC survey finds
A new CBC-commissioned survey has found that more than 80 per cent of newcomers to Canada feel the federal government accepts ‘too many immigrants’ without sufficient thought of where they will live and work. And while the majority now consider Canada home, two in five say they would consider leaving.
Federal government to remove incentive for foreign workers to reduce fraud in immigration system
In a "drastic" but expected move, the federal government will no longer be granting additional points toward permanent residence to some temporary foreign workers, less than two months after an undercover investigation revealed how easy it is to buy and sell these jobs online.
CBC Investigates
ਅਸਥਾਈ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਗ਼ੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਔਨਲਾਈਨ ਵਿਗਿਆਪਨਾਂ ਚ ਵੇਚੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ
ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਪਰਮਿਟਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਸਖ਼ਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਦੋ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਬਾਅਦ, ਇੱਕ CBC/IJF ਜਾਂਚ ਨੇ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਿ ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਔਨਲਾਈਨ ਵਿਗਿਆਪਨਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਲੇਬਰ ਮਾਰਕੀਟ ਇਮਪੈਕਟ ਅਸੈਸਮੈਂਟ (LMIA) ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਿਤ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ ਪਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ 45,000 ਡਾਲਰ ਤੱਕ ਵਿਚ ਵੇਚੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ।
CBC Investigates
This foreign worker says he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn't exist
A national restaurant company says it has given one of its franchisees 90 days to 'leave the franchise system' after a joint investigation by CBC and the Investigative Journalism Foundation shared allegations of an illegal payroll scheme at the restaurant.