interview with Edwin Canilang

1. how has life been after you escaped from the traffickers?
"much better. I have a home and a job, and things are looking up."

2. do you ever think back to the people you were there with? do you keep in contact?
"we have not stayed in contact, as we all went our separate ways after we were freed. I do however worry about the people still caught in the web of slave labour"

3. what are your plans for the future?
"I want to continue working here in Canada, hopefully start a family and settle permanently."

4. what would be your advice to others to avoid being sold by human traffickers?
"never give away your passport or identification papers, and if someone tells you something that sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

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    a. The woman was persuaded with the promise of her children attending boarding school, and that she would be allowed to visit them regularly.

    b. Her duties was to take care of a 2-year old and a baby, and prepare all of the family's meals. She had to do all of the cooking, cleaning and gardening.

    c. She had to work around 100 hours a week, with a pay of 70$ a month.

    d. She got away by escaping and contacting an immigration attorney.

    e. Edwin Caniland is from the Philippines.

    f. He came to the Canada because he was promised a steady job as a welder with good wages.

    g. He ended up doing factory work and heavy manual labour.

    i. More than 800 people are trafficked to Canada each year, and around a 1,000 through Canada to the US.

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Forpliktelser/plikter - duty/responsibility
Advokat - lawyer/attorney
Forlatt/forlate - leave
Kroppsarbeid - menial/manual labour
Årlig - yearly
Påskudd - pretenses
Rykte - reputation