US EditionHotel Owners in Manitoba Charged in Labour Trafficking Investigation
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MANITOBA, CANADA, JUN 26 – Two hotel owners face multiple trafficking charges after exploiting four foreign workers with forced 15-hour shifts and pay below minimum wage, RCMP said.
- On June 12, two hotel proprietors from Portage la Prairie, Jai Inder Sandhu, aged 62, and Satbir Sandhu, aged 48, faced charges related to a labour trafficking investigation.
- The charges followed a five-month investigation that began after police responded to a disturbance at the hotel on February 9 and included additional complaints of trafficking.
- Four workers from India were hired with assurances of legitimate employment, decent pay, and reasonable living conditions but ended up working 15-hour shifts for very low wages while facing threats of deportation.
- RCMP Sergeant Cathy Farrell stated that the victims were subjected to intimidation and coercion, resulting in them laboring for minimal wages, with some having their identification documents withheld to ensure they continued working.
- The charges and ongoing support efforts highlight the challenge of labour trafficking, often hidden in plain sight and disproportionately affecting migrant workers and vulnerable populations.
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