Inside an alleged immigration scheme to exploit foreign workers - The Fifth Estate

A pitch to turn P.E.I. and New Brunswick into apple-growing capitals, with support from industry leaders and three premiers, was an easy sell to investors and would-be workers. Those who bought in found themselves in an alleged immigration scheme. The Fifth Estate’s Steven D’Souza investigates how foreign workers who were desperate for a better life were allegedly charged illegal fees for work permits.
ਉਦਯੋਗ ਨੇਤਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਪ੍ਰੀਮੀਅਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਮਾਇਤ ਨਾਲ, ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਐਡਵਰਡ ਆਈਲੈਂਡ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਊ ਬਰੰਸਵਿਕ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਬ ਉਗਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣ ਦਾ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਆਸਾਨ ਵਿਕਰੀ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਏ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਕਥਿਤ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਸਕੀਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਇਆ। ਫ਼ਿਫਥ ਅਸਟੇਟ ਦੇ ਸਟੀਵਨ ਡਿਸੂਜ਼ਾ ਨੇ ਜਾਂਚ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਿ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਲਈ ਬੇਤਾਬ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵਰਕ ਪਰਮਿਟ ਲਈ ਕਥਿਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਫੀਸਾਂ ਵਸੂਲੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ।
#Immigration #ForeignWorkers #Scam
00:00 - Origins of the idea that became an ordeal
12:33 - Foreign workers claim abuse
24:03 - How the dream pitched to investors failed
36:20 - A government that’s slow to respond
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Rotten Promises
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Rachel Ward
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Steven D’Souza
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Andrew Culbert
Satbir Singh Aulakh
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Loretta Hicks
Jan Silverthorne
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Jon Castell
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Sharon Wu
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Allya Davidson
original broadcast
March 15, 2024