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Migrant Matters

New film adds perspective on the lives of people working Canada's 'temporary' agricultural jobs

April 23, 2011
| Does Canada really foster a nurturing society where everyone is equal? Hear the perspective of people working here without full rights.

40:12 minutes (36.81 MB)
Migrant Matters

Behind local produce: Temporary work permits leave working-poor migrants open to exploitation

November 29, 2010
| Everyday throughout the growing and harvest seasons, non-citizen people put in day-long exhausting labour so that Canadians can eat at convenience and inexpensively.

34:58 minutes (32.02 MB)
Migrant Matters

Health as a right? Prioritizing health for migrants doing agricultural work in Ontario (1 of 3)

August 19, 2010
| Over 250 people working as migrant agricultural labourers attended "Health Day," which centered around health barriers imposed by the work they are allowed to do here in Canada.

13:31 minutes (12.39 MB)
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