'It's like a cage': Foreign workers who quit Canadian Tire speak out about feeling trapped by work permits | CBC News
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"I'm still asking myself, what I am doing here, what I'm doing here in Canada. I'm just always thinking for my family, not for myself, actually."
Pailan and another worker are speaking out, saying the owner paid them less than the agreed-upon wage in their contracts, and threatened to demote them or fire them.
Many of the workers quit their jobs at the store...Some workers were able to convert to an open work permit, meaning they were no longer bound to the Canadian Tire.
The number of workers seeking to break free of closed permits because of abuse claims has 'doubled or tripled' in the last few years, according to Immigration Minister Marc Miller.
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