Two PEI farm employers accused of defrauding foreign workers

“all [redacted] Citizens complained of poor living conditions, according to a search warrant confirmed by the CBC.

When the workers arrived in Charlottetown, they were quarantined at a local motel. However, they were not paid for their quarantine time as required by the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

One employee claimed to have been recruited to work for Island Gold Honey through an overseas consulting firm.

They arrived stateside in October 2021 and were taken to the farm while work was arranged. According to reports, they were still unemployed two months after him.

When these workers arrived in the states, they were told there were few or no jobs. But they were issued fraudulent payslips, told to “hide the truth” about their employment arrangements, and were told to sign resignation letters and other documents they didn’t understand, the CBC reported. rice field.