The safety of migrant workers and undocumented is under renewed control after Randhir Singh Toor, a leading figure in the southern Okanagan wine industry, has been accused of sexual assault against an undocumented foreign worker.
“Undocumented workers are the most vulnerable than anyone, because there is no one to help them provide them with support,” said Raul Gatica of the Dignidad Migrant Society.
Toor is the co -owner of the Desert hills Real estate cellar.
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He had his first appearance before the court on Wednesday for the alleged sexual assault on December 2023.
Documents show that his Mount Baldy cabin was searched during the subsequent investigation.
According to the Dignidad Miranstte Society, which defends foreign workers, abuses are widespread because many temporary foreign workers are not aware of their limited rights.
Gatica calls on the government and the police to do more to protect this group, in particular undocumented workers who are forced to believe that they have no rights.
“There is no specific program to help educate workers against the fear they have,” said Gatica.
In an unrelated case, another company, which shares the same address as Desert Hills, Toor Vineyards, was definitively forbidden to hire temporary foreign workers in December and had a fine of more than $ 100,000.
Toor will be back in court in August. None of the allegations were tested in court.
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