Ana Maria Fernandes wrote: > At least we have them but people in canada cannot afford to pay the labourer > his charges because he charges them by hour so they do it themselves > ------------------------------------------------
Ana, 1) The minimum wages in Ontario is $10.25 an hour. A labourer on a construction site makes $20.00 per hour. After working 40 hours in a week, s/he makes $30.00 for each hour. On Sundays and public holidays the pay is even higher. 2) Some of the top income earners here are plumbers, bricklayers and others with trade skills. 3) There is dignity of labour here. As an example, a few weeks after arriving in Toronto I went to the bar to buy a drink at a GOA dance. The bar man asked, "What can I get for you Mr. Lobo?" I looked at the barman wondering how he knew my name. Then I realized that the barman was the manager at my bank branch. The manager was volunteering his services at the Lions Club. The money collected would help their service projects. I have also volunteered at Habitat for Humanity where you see people from CEO's to the jobless doing manual labour. Thankfully, most immigrants are able to leave the stigma of manual labour in the country they have just left. Mervyn
