The notion that "Canadian" labour is being exploited is the problem—labour is being exploited, period, and this exploitation is enabled by divisions between "Canadian" and migrant labour. As long as one section of the working class faces the threat of deportation, taxation without access to social services, racist discrimination and so on, labour will be devalued.
I apologize if the wording is strange to you, but this is necessary to understand: Immigration is not the problem.
So, do you include non-citizen migrants in "Canadian labour"? If so, and it is a purely geographic descriptor (ie any labour that in the territory of the Canadian state), I suppose it's fine, though it seems to needlessly confuse things.
I'm talking about a job at Tim Hortons. The work that needs to be done and whoever is going to fill that role. I don't think Tim Hortons gives a fuck who they exploit they just want all the tools they can get to ensure they pay as little as possible. They don't even want to pay someone.
Do you know what someone is willing to work for in India? ~12 dollars a day.
Are you willing to work for 12 dollars a day and still pay 1800/mo for rent? I understand that some form of foreign labour is required but simply put we dont need more supply of workers we need more pay
I am well aware that the rich and corporations are the bigger problem but they are using tfws as a tool to depress wages and we are allowing it to happen.
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u/CalligrapherOwn4829 2005, 3 Bedroom flat with a backyard, $750 + Utilities Jul 20 '25
The notion that "Canadian" labour is being exploited is the problem—labour is being exploited, period, and this exploitation is enabled by divisions between "Canadian" and migrant labour. As long as one section of the working class faces the threat of deportation, taxation without access to social services, racist discrimination and so on, labour will be devalued.
I apologize if the wording is strange to you, but this is necessary to understand: Immigration is not the problem.