Lawyer Shane Martinez, who represents the migrant workers, said his clients feel relieved and vindicated.
during a sexual assault investigation after the broad sweep was found to have violated human rights.
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled last summer that the OPP discriminated against migrant workers in rural Bayham, Ont., when police took the samples in 2013. In her human rights tribunal decision, adjudicator Marla Burstyn found the OPP failed to consider the vulnerabilities of the migrant workers, who visibly stand out from the predominantly white community they work in. She also found their employers have most, if not all, the power in their relationship, given the workers' precarious working conditions.
He noted that the workers often lack opportunities to apply for permanent residency in Canada, can be denied benefits despite paying into the Employment Insurance system and can be subject to deportation at any time, for any reason.
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