Migrant Justice Network
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Cross-Canada organization to combat racism and fight for migrant justice
agricultural workers
Aug 3, 2016
When temporary becomes permanent: Reforming Canada's system of seasonal agricultural labour
Lynne Fernandez
Nicole Smith
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program's 50th anniversary is evidence that this temporary Band-Aid for Canada's agricultural industry has become a permanent element in maintaining the industry.
RAMA Okanagan Caribbean Festival
Jul 16, 2016 to Jul 17, 2016
Kelowna City Park
BC
Canada
53° 43' 36.0048" N, 127° 38' 51.4356" W
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British Columbia CA
Join RAMA Okanagan and Jamaican migrant farmworkers at the annual Okanagan Carribean Festival.
Jun 3, 2016
Serious overhaul of TFWP needed to address multiple human rights issues
Sophia Reuss
Migrant worker justice groups have long advocated for an overhaul of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. RAMA is calling special attention to the plight of agricultural workers in B.C.
Apr 27, 2016
Migrant agricultural workers dreaming a better future
Talking Radical Radio
Min Sook Lee and Evelyn Encalada talk about organizing among migrant farm workers in Canada and about the new documentary film Migrant Dreams.
Sep 15, 2014
UFCW Canada battles Quebec legislation that strips rights of agriculture workers
UFCW presented hard-hitting brief on Quebec Liberal government's Bill 8 and its attack on the labour rights of seasonal agriculture workers in Quebec to unionize and bargain collectively.
Jun 4, 2013
Examining migrant agricultural workers on Injured Workers Day
Migrant Matters
This interview examines systemic barriers to agricultural migrant workers accessing health and safety protections and compensation for injury, and marks the 30th Injured Workers Day in Ontario.
Mar 15, 2013
Labour news this week: Quebec court upholds farm workers' right to bargain, migrant workers detained in Vancouver, and more
Lori Theresa Waller
A recap of the week's top labour stories: Quebec court upholds farm workers' right to bargain, undocumented migrant workers rounded up in Vancouver, backlash to Saskatchewan Bill 85 grows, and more.
Dec 21, 2011
Working conditions for migrant workers in Canada and the U.S.
Redeye
Adriana Paz is an activist with Justicia for Migrant Workers BC. Paz recently returned from the Arizona-Mexico border where she was researching the conditions for migrant workers there.
Jun 2, 2011
Fraser decision "troubling" according to lead counsel for UFCW
UFCW lead council Paul Cavalluzzo noted that "the farm workers case unfortunately seems to have been lost in a larger political battle beyond their control.”
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