• n2burns
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    Please read the article before making your xenophobic proclamation. This has nothing to do with “illegal” immigration. The Temporary Foreign Worker program brings in employees legally. Once in Canada many employers illegally exploit these employees under threat that if the employees report their conditions, their contract will be terminated.

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      That still is not slavery. The person in question is still not compelled to work.

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        The employees ARE being compelled to work under threat. It might not be dictionary definition slavery, which is why the article calls it one of the “contemporary forms of slavery”.

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          No, they are not. They can stop working; they just won’t be able to continue their job under more-favorable conditions.

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            You’re such a moron, it’s sickening how you could be sooo stupid…

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            American slaves could have stopped working whenever they wanted; they only wouldn’t have been able to continue not being whipped

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            Definitions of slavery don’t necessarily require there to be legal ownership of another. Never has.

            Don’t make your own ignorance everyone else’s problem.

            Even if all you did was read the title (which I strongly believe to be the case for you), you maybe noticed the words “contemporary” and “formS

            What types of questions do you think those words would mean to a curious person engaging with the content in good faith?

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        Yeah you’re right they could just choose to starve to death I suppose.

        Fucking dumbass

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        Slavery takes many forms and the industry has adapted with the times. Chattel slavery (the kind you’re probably thinking about) is just one type of slavery. It would be a good idea to learn about how modern slavery looks. You might help rescue someone one day if you know what to keep an eye out for

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        So what if their option is to return to their home country and experience even more dire economic conditions? How about typical life in the US where sure, you could stop working, if you don’t mind starving and being homeless?