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Description: Latin American workers who helped build a Vancouver rapid transit line have finally received the money awarded to them in a 2008 human rights ruling.

Source: Canadian Press/Globe and Mail

Date: 04/02/2013

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/foreign-workers-who-helped-build-vancouvers-canada-line-win-wage-fight/article10701631/

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Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the reasons the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal gave for its decision.
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Do you agree with its reasoning? Why or why not?
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Why did it take so long for the workers to receive their settlements?
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What was the employer’s argument against the award? Do you agree?
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Do you think justice was done in this case? Discuss.

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