Description: A Federal Court in Vancouver is hearing arguments concerning the hiring of more than 200 temporary Chinese workers for a mine in northeastern B.C.

Source: CBC

Date: 04/09/2013

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/04/09/bc-mine-foreign-temporary-workers-chinese-hd-mining.html

Related links:

• RBC apologizes in foreign worker controversy
• Earlier update
• Union safety complaint
• The Temporary Foreign Worker Program
• The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115
• The Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union (Labourers), Local 1611
• HD Mining International

Questions for discussion:

• What is the Temporary Foreign Worker Program?
• Why do you think it is so controversial right now?
• Why does the company say it needs to use workers from China?
• What is the basis of the unions’ court challenge?
• Who do you think should win this dispute? Explain.