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Bhubander Singh says he got into trucking after a friend told him it was a good way to make money.

A year and a half into his new career, now working for his third company, he says he regrets his decision. The 26-year-old immigrant says his employers have constantly withheld pay, claiming he hasn’t completed trips, and he’s now owed over $9,000 in wages.

“I did hard work. I was driving like 70 hours a week,” he said. “I’m under so much pressure with the rent and with my bills and the car payments, and the company’s not paying.”

Bhubander Singh says since he entered the trucking industry a year and a half ago, he’s had to put up with regular delays in getting paid from different companies. He says he’s owed over $9,000 for hours worked. (Radio-Canada)

Singh isn’t alone. 

He’s one of dozens of truck drivers who showed up at a …

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