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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal heard that Kasagoni, then 23-years-old, came to Canada in 2013 from a rural village in India with hopes to further her education and settle in the country.
In November 2013, Kasagoni secured an open work permit and began working part time for Singh at a Husky gas station.
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Initially, she was a "customer service representative" earning $10.25 per hour.
However, by January 2014, she advanced into a position as a full-time supervisor. In 2015, Singh, who called her an 'excellent and honest employee', agreed to support her application for permanent residency through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for which he referred her to an immigration consultant.
with a bearing on India’s security and interests and takes all necessary measures to safeguard the same.”
He also informed that India robustly engages with PICs as a part of its extended neighbourhood in the IndoPacific region, including through the Forum for India-Pacific Island Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit first held in 2014. “In order to further enhance cooperation, 12 collaborative projects were announced by the Prime Minister at the Third Forum for India-Pacific Island Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit in May 2023, focussing on shared priorities and the needs of PICs,” Muraleedharan further said.
Last year in April, China had announced that it had signed a security deal with the Solomon Islands.
The pact paved the way for China to deploy security forces in the Pacific island nation and giving China a strategic foothold in the Pacific.
The pact had evoked concern from Australia and the United States, which had even dispatched it’s top officials to the Solomon Islands.
Indian worker’s immigration status
Kasagoni alleges that, in addition to his own fees, the Immigration Consultant charged her $6,500 in cash to pay Singh for his support.
In December 2016, Kasagoni fell and injured herself.
When she reported to her doctor that the fall had happened at work, he referred her to WorkSafeBC, which accepted her claim.
Singh did not believe that Kasagoni's fall had happened at work, and said she was lying in order to access WorkSafeBC benefits.
In her complaint, Kasagoni said that Singh discriminated against her in her employment by underpaying her, harassing her about her disability-related claim with WorkSafeBC, terminating her employment, and forcing her to pay Singh $6,500 in support of her
