It's one thing with fast food jobs and jobs that are defined as undesirable. I worked for a large electricial contractor on an O&G project that hired "qualified" foreign workers. It was terrifying. Their training and experience simply does not translate to that of a Joureyman in Canada.
We were doing major electrical installs with people that could barely grasp English. It's absolutely ridiculous and I feel it's not much different in other trades. It's a safety hazard, communication in construction is a core safety issue.
It came to a point where Foremen or project managers had to basically hide these guys and give them the most simple of tasks. It was their only option as they clearly weren't allowed to simply let these guys go.
Someone will likely jump on me for being racist but when it becomes a major safety concern for myself, my coworkers (foreign workers included) I feel the need to tell it like it is.
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