Okay.
In the interests of time, I will just focus on what we would like to inform you of.
Because of the exposé of the conditions and status of live-in caregivers in Toronto and in some other places, we would like to say to the committee that we think it is the responsibility of elected officials to level the unequal playing fields that exist between employers and workers, and that the inaction of both the federal and the provincial governments of all political parties further accentuates the power imbalance that imperils migrant workers into a position of vulnerability.
It is imperative that this committee hear this evidence and evidence from other grass-roots organizations, such as Justice for Migrant Workers, and from temporary foreign workers engaged in the industry.
We have the following demands that we would like you to act upon: first, that all temporary foreign workers should be given immediate permanent residency; second, that there should be an end to the mandatory live-in requirement; third, that there be an end to all recruitment and placement fees charged by agencies and recruiters, including employers, and that the federal government develop strategies to prevent third-party recruiters from charging migrant workers recruitment placement fees in other jurisdictions, including foreign countries.
Thank you.