Migrant workers file lawsuit against N.B. seafood company, alleging exploitation, mistreatment
CTV
Two migrant workers from Mexico have filed a lawsuit against a seafood processing company in northern New Brunswick.
Two migrant workers from Mexico have filed a lawsuit against a seafood processing company in northern New Brunswick.
A news release sent Tuesday by the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change [MWAC] states the small claims lawsuit is being filed against LeBreton & Sons Fisheries Ltd. in Grande-Anse, N.B.
MWAC said in the release the lawsuit is for what the organization alleges was widespread exploitation, mistreatment, breach of contract and bad faith dismissal between May and October 2023.
The lawsuit was served Tuesday morning at LeBreton & Sons Fisheries Ltd. by Juan Pablo Lerma López, one of the claimants, and by a representative from MWAC.
The other claimant is Adriana de Leon Silva, who is back in Mexico.
The migrant workers allege that LeBreton & Sons Fisheries Ltd. did not provide the hours of work they, and dozens of other employees from Mexico and the Philippines, were promised in their contracts, and that costs for work equipment were deducted from their wages.
The workers also allege they were subjected to inhumane living conditions, such as overcrowded housing with poorly ventilated rooms that were frequently infested with mould.
