As Minister of Labour, this has been my focus from day one," he said in an early May interview. "We know that most employers are committed to treating foreign workers fairly—unfortunately there are some who require closer scrutiny and enforcement actions." ••• "We are committed to a harassment free workplace and have and will take immediate action to rectify concerns over workplace safety." Golden Eagle went on to accuse Dignidad of making "extortive" financial demands of the company, which ultimately led to the collapse of a short-lived mediation process in March of this year. (Dignidad says it asked for $15,000 in compensation per worker, as well up to $100,000 for the legal and accommodation costs the organization incurred after the women left the farm. According to Golden Eagle, this latter figure was for personal expenses—an allegation Dignidad 's Raul Gatica strongly denies.) Golden Eagle did not respond when VICE asked for evidence that the workers had "remained illegally in Canada."