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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A group of foreign workers in P.E.I. say two of their members needed emergency medical attention and had to call 911 on May 29 as they began a dry hunger strike that same day.
They decided to escalate their protest by launching a dry hunger strike on Thursday, abstaining from both food and water.Palwinder Singh, who came to P.E.I. with his wife last year and got a job as a security guard, was one of those who required medical attention.“I was feeling dizzy and could not walk properly. Because I didn't eat for so long, so I had to call an ambulance today,” Palwinder told SaltWire in an interview.
This cut largely impacts immigrants nominated for work in the sales and services sector, significantly dropping the province's forecasted draws for workers in these sectors this year. Since the beginning of the protest, provincial officials have said the reduction is necessary to manage the unprecedented population growth in P.E.I., which is straining infrastructure and public services, such as health care.
They also want the province to help extend the work permits of those in the sales and service sector whose permits are expiring.
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