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CBC: Temp Agencies Paying Immigrants Below Minimum Wage

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Tags: Canada, Immigration, Minimum wage

Some Montreal temp agencies that cater to immigrants are paying less than minimum wage for backbreaking work and don't pay benefits or apply the standard deductions required by law, according to a Radio-Canada investigation.

Investigative program EnquĂȘte hired two Hispanic journalists to impersonate recently arrived immigrants looking for work at meatpacking plants.

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