Canadian police charged seven people with trade and exploit 64 Mexican migrants and confirmed that the individuals in question were part of an international human trafficking ring operating in the Toronto area.

He The Consulate General of Mexico in Toronto announced this Friday via its Twitter account that serves alleged victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation in Ontario.

Over the past two weeks, consular officials have met with 34 out of 64 affected citizens For this attack, they were released by the York police on February 8.

Ontario’s York Regional Police said last Friday that it received information in November about migrant men and women who were exploited at work.

An investigation conducted in cooperation with the local Border Services Agency (CBSA) found that “an organized group of criminals lured victims to Canada with promises of good jobs and a better life,” the police said in a statement.

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“As a result, they lived in appalling conditions. and they were transported to their workplaces in private buses, which were in a dilapidated state,” the police said. He added that migrants were “maltreated, mistreated and exploited” in farms, factories and warehouses.

The victims said dozens of them slept on mattresses on the floor and denounced “coercion and control” In addition to sexual abuseDetective Sergeant Gary McBride said.

The police arrested five people two Canadians and three Mexicans, and issued arrest warrants for two more, he said. The charges include human trafficking, sexual harassment and working for a criminal organization.

Canada is increasingly dependent on immigrant workers for their factories, farms and other jobs. Their advocates argue that even when they legally arrive in a North American country, they are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, due in part to their precarious immigration status.

(According to Reuters)