[Ost-news] Alberta hit with 800 complaints from foreign workers

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Alberta hit with 800 complaints from foreign workers  
Accommodation, unfair wage deductions cited  
Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald  
Published: Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Just a day before a House of Commons committee meets in Edmonton to discuss the issue of temporary foreign workers, the province revealed it has received more than 800 complaints from foreign labourers in the past 31/2 months.

The most common complaints revolve around perceived unfair wage deductions, fees charged by recruitment agencies and accommodation issues.

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