New caregiver residency rules panned
Posted by admin on Dec 13th, 2009
By Graeme Wood, VANCOUVER SUN, December 13, 2009
The federal government announced Saturday proposed regulations it says will better protect the rights of live-in caregivers and make it easier for them and their families to obtain permanent residency in Canada. But some members of the Filipino community — who make up the majority of live-in caregivers — say the changes won’t go far enough to fix the discrimination and abuse caregivers face at work.
