Human Resources committee  Thank you so much.

Human Resources committee  Thanks. You're welcome.

Human Resources committee  I don't even know how to say it. Before coming here, I heard that Canada was very welcoming, that worker strikes are expected, that we would have better opportunities here, but it didn't happen. We have to work our way to get permanent residency here, to be respected as a worker,

Human Resources committee  I think status is very important, because until we give them permanent resident status here.... I'm sorry. I'm very emotional about this.

Human Resources committee  It's going to be very difficult. Can you imagine me doing the same job almost 10 years ago? It's still happening now. Now I'm a settlement counsellor working with migrant workers, and every day I hear about the abuses and all those things that happened to me. You just can't imag

Human Resources committee  Thank you.

Human Resources committee  Well, during that time when I was working as a caregiver, it was so difficult for me to just quit my job, even if I was already being abused at work, because I wanted to complete the 24 months. During my time it was only three years; now it's four years, but it's still happening

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for having me. My name is Pinky Paglingayen. I came here in 2004 from the Philippines under the live-in caregiver program. I was employed by a family of four in Thornhill, Ontario. This family demanded that I pay $3,000 in exchange for their he

Human Resources committee  Yes.