Typically the ability to exploit foreign workers is tied directly to the fact that TFWs do not have full access to their rights and liberties because of their cultural, economic, linguistic and educational barriers. If TFWs are unable to overcome the language barrier in a country they will of course be discouraged or prevented from accessing the services and rights given to them on paper. This language barrier needs to be addressed but there have not been any significant changes to remedy it. Amber Hildebrandt (2014), CBC News reporter and winner of the Barbara Sears Report for Best Editorial Research, reports that the Canadian TFW abuse report system “[relies] on the workers themselves, who often face language barriers and fear jeopardizing…show more content… Delphine Nakache (2013), an associate professor of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, lists a couple hurdles that TFWs also face: “inexperience with the Canadian legal and social systems, limited opportunities for permanent immigration, [...] misleading employer-provided information, and self-censorship to protect their jobs and threats of deportation” (p. 4). Additionally, Fay Faraday (2012), a lawyer and renowned author of books and reports on human rights abuses in Canada, writes that workers under the NOC and D Pilot Project are prohibited under current legislation to enroll in any formal education or training programs if they work in Ontario (p. 26). These restrictions undermine social inclusion, impede future integration and drive a deskilling of the migrant labour force by preventing workers from developing skills and maintaining existing skills (Faraday, 2012, p. 26). Many TFWs, being employed typically in low-skill jobs and facing the aforementioned wage gap, might also not have the economic resources to get their voice heard or access the legal…show more content… 8). Common abuses include physical abuse such as being overworked, starved, not given adequate shelter, or health and safety violations, as well as sexual abuse, discrimination, and wage exploitation (Bauer, 2013, p. 3). In 2015, two Mexican women received compensation after being fired from their jobs at a fish processing plant in Ontario (CBC News, 2015, para. 3). The workers underwent sexual harassment, and when they refused sexual advances were fired from their jobs and deported (para. 2). Unfortunately, this is just one example amongst many of abuse towards TFWs in Canada, and many incidents of abuse are never reported, much less brought to court. As stated by Karl Flecker
