Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome, ladies and gentleman.
This morning, we met with individuals representing the Union des producteurs agricoles. I asked a question about employee unionization. I was told that the union itself did not take sides, either for or against it, but that it left it up to employers to decide with employees what they would do.
I don't have any experience with the union itself, but my experience with employers in this field in the past number of years has shown me that most employers—I won't give any figures—don't want their employees to unionize. In some cases, they have even sent employees back to their home countries, key employees who were going to unionize the group.
It was also explained to us that the union and the union group dealing with temporary agricultural workers did everything they could to inform employees of their rights and so on. When I asked whether disciplinary measures were taken to restore order or to penalize those employers, I didn't find the answer I received very satisfactory.
I would like Amnesty International or the Ligue des droits et libertés to give me a different answer from the one I received this morning.