Jamaican workers expelled from Ontario farm after protesting poor conditions: advocates

[shockedcanadian]

Yep, that's par for the course here. All optics little substance or principle. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/jamaican-farm-workers-sent-home-1.6947997

 

[Woodznutz]

Why would Jamaicans have to travel all the way to Canada to make a living???

 

[Lemmi]

When Jamaican immigrants are complaining about conditions in your country you might want to pay attention Canada.

 

[shockedcanadian]

When Jamaican immigrants are complaining about conditions in your country you might want to pay attention.

Yep. Those guys like Newfies here (Newfoundlanders) work in any conditions and they are being paid Canadian dollars too.

 

[Lemmi]

Yep. Those guys like Newfies here (Newfoundlanders) work in any conditions and they are being paid Canadian dollars too.

Do they get medical as well? I know a few thousand Guatemalans who'd love to relocate a little farther north. Turns out they like the cool weather.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Do they get medical as well? I know a few thousand Guatemalans who'd love to relocate a little farther north. Turns out they like the cool weather.

Good question, I don't know tbh. I imagine if they arrived here on a work visa they have access but I cant say with any certainty.

 

[Woodznutz]

I have graduate student tenants that don't know how a toilet works.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I have graduate student tenants that don't know how a toilet works.

How much do you charge for rent and what state do you reside?

 

[Woodznutz]

How much do you charge for rent and what state do you reside?

$800 for efficiencies.
$1100 for one bedrooms.
Heat and water included.
$70 for parking.
Wisconsin

 

[shockedcanadian]

$800 for efficiencies.
$1100 for one bedrooms.
Heat and water included.
$70 for parking.
Wisconsin

Efficiencies. Is that similar to our Bachelors I guess? (Basically one large room, a small cooking area and bathroom?)

 

[Woodznutz]

Efficiencies. Is that similar to our Bachelors I guess? (Basically one large room, a small cooking area and bathroom?)

Yes, plus a generous closet area. Here's the efficiency kitchen.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Yes, plus a generous closet area.

Too bad you weren't in Texas or Florida. If I can ever sell my home that is.

 

[Woodznutz]

Too bad you weren't in Texas or Florida. If I can ever sell my home that is.

I'm probably going to buy a manufactured (mobile) home when I retire considering the prices of traditional houses. It's crazy.

 

[1srelluc]

"Jamokes" were the best migrant workers back in the day as far as apple-picking went. The old-timers would slit the web of their fingers so they could gather more apples as they were paid by the bushel.

The very worst were the Ricans....They were not worth the powder and lead to blow their fuckin' brains out.

 

[The Duke]

I have graduate student tenants that don't know how a toilet works.

That's actually not surprising. I have a cousin that was a graduate student that did, but yeah, that's not the norm.

 

[Woodznutz]

"Jamokes" were the best migrant workers back in the day as far as apple-picking went. The old-timers would slit the web of their fingers so they could gather more apples as they were paid by the bushel.

The very worst were the Ricans....They were not worth the powder and lead to blow their fuckin' brains out.

Polydactylies would make great apple pickers.