Responding to the public comments of the Minister, organizations such as the Canadian Council for Refugees, the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada, Dancers’ Equal Rights Association, Stella, Exotic Dancers Association, and NakedTruth.ca have argued that Bill C-57 may harm the very people it is trying to help
by driving foreign exotic dancers into underground establishments where they will be beyond the reach of those monitoring workplace health and safety standards or who are on the alert for other forms of exploitation (12) These organizations argue that to more effectively combat exploitation in strip clubs, the government shoul
...[+++]d focus on ensuring health and safety standards in such establishments, investigate conditions in clubs that sponsor foreign exotic dancers, and carefully examine the reasons behind the apparent lack of Canadian women applying for such positions (13) They say that the government should target exploitation in strip clubs by improving workplace standards in those environments rather than targeting the women who apply for those jobs; the outcome of the government’s approach, they argue, will be to relegate Canadians to the jobs that it feels are too exploitative for foreign workers (14) This point was also made during second reading of the Bill in the House of Commons.En réponse aux commentaires publics du Ministre, des organisations comme le Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés, l’Adult Entertainment Associ
ation of Canada, la Dancers’ Equal Rights Association, Stella, l’Exotic Dancers Association et NakedTruth.ca ont fait valoir que le projet de loi risque de nuire aux personnes qu’il tente d’aider en forçant les danseuses exotiques étrangères à travailler dans des établissements clandestins où elles seront hors d’atteinte de ceux qui appliquent les normes d’hygiène et de sécurité au travail ou qui
...[+++]sont chargés de surveiller attentivement toute autre forme d’exploitation(12). Ces organisations soutiennent que pour lutter plus efficacement contre l’exploitation dans les clubs de danseuses, le gouvernement devrait surtout assurer le respect de normes d’hygiène et de sécurité dans ces établissements, enquêter sur les conditions de travail dans les clubs qui parrainent des danseuses exotiques et examiner attentivement les véritables raisons de la pénurie apparente de candidates canadiennes pour ces emplois(13).