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奖励于 2008-10-04 17:08:53

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关于旧闻的最近进展。
Treatment of Chinese workers brings union disputes and calls for public inquiry
RICHARD GILBERT
staff writer
Edmonton
Representatives from some of Alberta’s construction unions say the case of Chinese temporary foreign workers having their paycheques siphoned by their employer reveals huge flaws with the federal government program that need to be addressed by a public enquiry.
Two temporary foreign workers were killed and four others injured in April 2007， when the roof of the massive storage tank they were building collapsed at the Horizon oilsands project north of Fort McMurray.
After talking to the dead men’s widows， the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) uncovered serious issues relating to the payments received by the temporary foreign workers on the project.
“We went to great lengths to make sure there was a Canadian bank account for all of these workers，” said Wayne Prins， CLAC representative.
“We did continual checks that the payroll was processed and the correct amount of money was deposited in the accounts.
“We monitored the situation closely and spoke to people to confirm this was happening. We had every indication it was happening.”
CLAC found out after the deaths that the Chinese workers on the project were not receiving their full salaries.
“We had concerns that they did not have access to their full accounts，” said Prins.
“The employer had access to their accounts and what was being collected was less than what was being paid.”
A story in the Edmonton Journal last week reported that the widows of the dead men said the wages their husbands were making were about 12 per cent of what they should have been paid.
One welder’s widow said he made about $600 per month.
“We have not been able to confirm what was actually being collected by the craft workers on this project，” said Prins.”
CLAC is continuing its efforts to see what has happened to these personal accounts.”
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNRL) runs the construction site at the Horizon oilsands project.
According to Prins， CNRL hired Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company (SSEC) to build the storage tanks. SSEC is the Canadian arm of Sinopec， which is a Chinese state-owned enterprise.
SSEC had signing authority on all of the workers’ bank accounts.
The correct amount was paid into each employee’s Bank of Montreal account， but disappeared before it reached families in China.
In the case of a welder， the regular pay should have been about $8，000 to $10，000 a month.
The Alberta Federation of Labour said that CNRL and CLAC made huge mistakes in their rush to bring the Chinese workers into Alberta.
“The first mistake was allowing the Chinese government to have direct access to these workers. CNRL had a responsibility to make sure they weren’t exploited，” said Gil McGowan， president of the Alberta Federation of Labour.
“And， CLAC failed in its responsibility to these workers. No mainstream union would have permitted an arrangement like allowing an employer to have signing authority on worker bank accounts，” he said.
The CLAC argues the AFL comments are not surprising given the fact that the two unions are competing for members.
“It is not surprising that Gil McGowan and other unions respond in this way， because they are in competition with us and we have a different approach to labour relations，” said Prins.

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奖励于 2008-10-05 10:52:15

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如果懒得读大段的英文，我来说说大概。
CNRL是加拿大的一家油砂公司。
在Alberta省偏远的Fort McMurry附近开采油砂。
中石化是他的股东之一。
旗下的中石化上海工程公司通过一些特殊渠道拿到了几个油罐的施工合同。
说特殊，
是因为加拿大对外国公司入境承包工程的限制还是很严的。
各种资质的要求，
是很多外国公司难以满足的。
但如果使用外籍劳工似乎就宽松一些。
名义上，
如果当地没法找到合适的人员，
是可以提出申请外劳的。
实际上，
不是没有合适的人员，
而是价格的问题。
Alberta省劳工短缺，
随便一个劳力都可以拿30几块一个小时的工资，
外加加班费。
而中国工人，
按文章说的，
一个月600加币就很高兴了，
也不要加班费。
这差别简直天上地下。
这样的情况下，
业主和中国公司一串通，
生钱之道就有了。

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奖励于 2008-10-05 11:06:04

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因为申请外劳很费周折。
而且对当地人来说，
多个抢饭碗的当然不是好事。
(其实这倒是哪里都一样，地方保护主义)
所以这批中国工人的入境颇有
"打枪的不要，悄悄的进村"的味道。
要不是出那么大的事故，
可能很多人还不知道在偏远的地方，
有一群中国工人在工作。
加拿大有完善的劳动保护机制。
如果出现工伤或者事故，
调查免不了，
工人也能得到很好的补偿。
当然了，补偿的费用羊毛出在羊身上，
出了事故，
承包商的保费就要增加。
后面再承包工程就要多花钱。
因为工伤的赔偿是和薪水挂钩的，
劳保机构在调查中就发现了问题。
雇主说我按时付钱了，这么多这么多，
可是调查家属，
却发现差了老鼻子。
按照当地劳动市场的价格，
中国工人所从事的工作(一个是电焊工，一个是架子工)，
在当地的时薪大概是30左右，
外加加班费什么的，
一个月可以拿到8000到10000加币，
大约和人民币5，6万的样子。
可家属说他们的工资只有600加币。
连十分之一都不到。
这些问题来了。
这些中国工人是通过一个叫CLAC的劳务机构入境工作的。
工资通过CLAC发。
CLAC当然也有竞争对手，
这些抓到了机会，
要求开公听会把这事儿说清楚。
其实醉翁之意不在酒，
真实的含义是要把外劳挡在加拿大门外，
这样他们才好奇货可居。
人性都这样，
咱也不好多说什么。
谁让咱出那么大事故呢?

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奖励于 2008-10-05 11:18:28

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两位不幸遇难的同胞，
一位来自山东，一位来自河南。
记不住是哪一位了，
入境的签证不是工作签证。
更麻烦。
因为没有工作签证而只是访问签证的话。
在加拿大是不能合法工作的。
既然非法工作，
那么补偿就有了问题。
我不知道后续是如何处理的。
大概是从国内给了些补偿吧。
感慨的几点。
中国工人是世界上最勤劳的一群人，
也是最容易被伤害和剥削的一群人。
抛开当地工会之间的勾心斗角，
海外中国工人的权益如何得到保障，
确实是一个很大的问题。
他们不懂英文，
人生地不熟。
很多关键事情只能交给别人代理。
比如这个关键的工资问题。
加拿大都是直接发给你自己在当地银行开设的私人帐户，
结果，
这些工人被人带签了名字，
工资统统发给了一个中石化上海公司的帐户。
然后中石化再给工人发工资。
这里面的盘剥大家都看到了。
肥的是谁，苦的是谁，
相信大家心里有数。

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