P.E.I.'s migrant workers grappling with fewer hours or layoffs due to Chinese seafood tariffs

Hundreds of temporary foreign workers in P.E.I.'s seafood processing sector have seen their hours cut or faced layoffs this year after China imposed tariffs on Canadian seafood, says a group that supports the workers.

In March, China introduced a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian seafood in retaliation for levies Canada introduced on Chinese-made steel, aluminum and electric vehicles.

The P.E.I. Seafood Processors Association said it's just one of the factors leading to slowdowns at many processing facilities on the Island.

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Ryan MacRae is a program co-ordinator with the Cooper Institute, a Charlottetown-based organization that advocat