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It is estimated that there are currently more than 86 million people working outside their place of origin.
Just over 86,175 people born in Mexico currently work in Canada.
Thanks to the relations between Mexico and Canada, the possibility of regulated labor migration has increased.
Labor migration is one of the main events within developing countries, either internally or externally, this migratory phenomenon is also known as “brain drain”, since the workforce seeks better opportunities of work outside the place of birth, either for salary reasons or opportunities for growth, as pointed out by a Mexican showing how much he earns as a cherry picker in Canada.
Labor migration can be considered as the movement of people from their country of origin for the purpose of work, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), it is estimated that currently just over 86 million people work in a country other than the country of their birth.
BBVA Research points out that there are currently just over 12 million Mexicans residing and working in the United States, which represents just over 30 percent of the Hispanic workforce in the region, meanwhile SciELO Mexico, states that today there are at least 86,175 people born in Mexico living in Canada, of which just over 20,465 reside in the province of Quebec.
This figure could be increased due to the different labor agreements between Mexico and Canada, in which regulated labor migration is encouraged, either within the Temporary Agricultural Workers Program (PTAT) or within a program fostered by government collaboration and private companies.
Mexican shows how much he earns as a cherry picker in Canada
In the last hours a short video has gone viral in which A Mexican claims to earn at least 3 thousand pesos a day for picking cherries in Canada, where he also directly encouraged more compatriots to seek job opportunities in other countries.
The network user @soywalter.enciso in tik tokpointed out the low wages offered by various fast food or clothing companies to Mexicans for working eight or more hours a day, in addition to reproaching that working in an office does not guarantee a good salary.
@soywalter.enciso #paste a video of @Vacantes Digitales Better come to Canada! #Canada #cherry #Field work #pickers ♬ original sound – soyWalter.enciso
He also mentions that the best advice he can give the worker is go to Canada to work collecting cherries” because by collecting boxes of 20 or 25 pounds of this fruit, he usually earns between 2,500 and 3,000 pesos a day, in addition to ensuring that the most experienced workers can earn double or triple.
However, this is not the only case of a Mexican worker who is encouraged to look for a growth opportunity outside the country, since in days past The story of a bricklayer went viral, who assured that he earns just over 21 Canadian dollars per hour and that, in his experience, the income received by a worker in this sector ranges between 15 and 35 dollars.
The virality offered by social networks allows people to discover new work horizons, which helps them make more informed decisions about their professional performance.
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