I grew up in the heart of fruitland Ontario. Every year, migrant workers are brought to Canada to work the fields picking apples, berries, cherries, peaches and many other succulent treats from nature.
Are we to believe that none of those workers, who still come, every year, are victims of human trafficking? Are they paid fairly? Given proper housing and conditions?
Why are sex workers the only victims of human trafficking we care about?
These spontaneous searches, under the guise of searching for victims, continues to victimize sex workers. Emily Symons sums it up best in the final paragraph:
Ms. Symons said the Ottawa police don’t seem to understand that, “if they want to help sex workers and help stop violence and help stop exploitation, then they have to work with sex workers, not against sex workers.”
