アメリカ民主主義さんの おぼえた日記 - 2024年8月27日(火)

＜BBCニュース8月27日＞
Canada to cut number of temporary foreign workers
カナダが一時的な外国人労働者の数を削減

◎私見
トルドー首相が月曜日に低賃金の一時的な海外労働者の数を減らすと発表した。昨年のカナダは人口増加の97%は移民によるものであり、大幅な移民増でトルドー首相は批判を受けていた。過去2か月の失業率は6.4% にも上る。
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he plans to lower the number of low-wage, temporary foreign workers and permanent residents being let into Canada.
Mr Trudeau made the announcement on Monday, on the second day of a cabinet retreat where his team is hammering out their autumn agenda.
It comes as Canada grapples with a rapidly growing population that economists say has put strain on housing and public services like healthcare.
The vast majority of Canada’s population growth last year - about 97% - was driven by immigration, according to the federal statistics.
Mr Trudeau and his government have been criticised for increasing immigration without bolstering services or housing construction.
At the same time, Canada’s unemployment rate has increased to 6.4% in the last two months, with an estimated 1.4 million people unemployed across the country.
In a press conference, Mr Trudeau said he is eyeing an overhaul to the temporary foreign workers programme because of changes to the labour market.
“It’s not fair to Canadians struggling to find a good job, and it’s not fair to those temporary foreign workers, some of whom are being mistreated and exploited,” he said.

◎私見
アメリカはこれまで、労働市場では求職者よりも求人の方が多かったが、この状況が変化しているようで、失業率がじわじわ上昇を始めた。この動きは、カナダでも広がっていることがこの記事で確認できた。こうなると労働者不足の国は日本に限定されるかもしれない。介護職のみならず、トラックドライバーにバス運転手、建築現場など、人手不足は様々な業種に及ぶ。日本も移民受け入れ大国になるのだろうか。