Byrne singled out child - related
benefits for foreign workers as something that Labour would seek to cut, explaining that «we just don't think it's fair that someone could move to London and leave their children in Paris or Prague, claim for family benefits and then send them home».
Not exact matches
Unpaid internships depress wages by creating a pool of
workers willing to work
for free — and
for no
benefits, making them akin to the labourers brought to Canada under the much - maligned temporary
foreign worker program.
With so many U.S. corporations racing to the bottom — moving manufacturing to
foreign countries
for cheap labor and no environmental responsibility, taking advantage of the H1 - B Visa program to bring cheap
workers in, lowering
benefits and eliminating pension plans — it's refreshing to learn that some companies are taking the exact opposite approach.
In addition, humane societies seek to cushion
workers who lose their jobs due to recessions,
foreign competition and technological change by offering them short - term unemployment
benefits and financial assistance
for re - training and relocating.
These employers will not be able or willing to wait the time necessary to go through the express - entry process
for the sole purpose of bringing in a
foreign worker when the
benefit of the temporary
foreign worker program is still available.
Hon. Claudette Tardif (Deputy Leader of the Opposition): Honourable senators, last week, the government announced the elimination of special employment insurance
benefits for migrant
workers who are employed under the temporary
foreign worker program.