It's hard to say. There may be some improvements, but the root cause of these consultants or recruiters treating these workers the same way is that their immigration status is precarious. They're very vulnerable. The consultants and recruiters know they won't complain. In fact, the same ghost consultant we talked about when I testified in 2017 was recently able to recruit and conduct fraudulent activities with a group of migrant workers. I cannot speak about the case because the workers are seeking remedies, which is a good sign. They are beginning to speak. However, these workers don't have jobs. They don't have status. They have debts to pay.
I think we should come up with really effective measures to protect workers and support them through the hearing process. One of the reasons they don't complain is that there are no support mechanisms to do so. There are only limited agencies like us, and we are going beyond our mandate to support them. We don't have enough resources to do so. It's very hard. Hopefully, the resources will include support and protection for migrant workers through the hearing process.