Oct 2, 2020
Why does Canada's agricultural industry erase migrant farmworkers from advertising campaigns?
Shane Martínez
Why is there a widespread refusal to acknowledge or depict migrant farmworkers in representations about agricultural produce?
migrant workers
Aug 13, 2020
Report calls for changes to protect migrant agricultural workers and Canada's food supply
A new UFCW report has called for urgent changes to protect the health, safety, and rights of tens of thousands of migrant agricultural workers who are essential to Canada's food supply.
Aug 10, 2020
An opportunity to change how corporations treat the workers who put food on our table
Maya Bhullar
Activists are working to demand changes to improve the lives of workers in the food production industry across Canada.
Jul 23, 2020
Migrant agricultural workers experiencing a food crisis
Chelsea Nash
Volunteers have to be extremely careful when dropping off fresh produce to workers, for fear that employers will fire and deport workers caught interacting with outsiders.
Jul 13, 2020
Migrant workers need permanent status upon arrival, say activists
Chelsea Nash
Two activists with Justicia for Migrant Workers say without permanent status, the rest is just a band-aid fix.
Jun 26, 2020
COVID-19 shines harsh light on injustices faced by key workers and the elderly
Dennis Gruending
The elderly, long-term care workers, grocery store clerks and migrant farm workers in Canada are among those who have experienced the harshest injustices during the pandemic.
Jun 19, 2020
Prime minister opens door to citizenship for migrant workers
Karl Nerenberg
Justin Trudeau has cracked open the door to a path to citizenship, in a way none of his predecessors ever did. Now, those who advocate for migrant workers will have to push hard on that door.
Jun 17, 2020
Women and migrant workers deserve better pay and protections in post-pandemic economy
Doreen Nicoll
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed front and centre the need for meaningful structural and financial reforms across employment sectors dominated by women and migrant workers.
May 4, 2020
New Brunswick debate on migrant workers leaves a lot to be desired
Raluca Bejan
Either migrant workers should have access to permanent residency so they can benefit from the same rights as the resident population, or the TFW program should be scrapped altogether.
Apr 28, 2020
Migrant agricultural workers demanding dignity
Talking Radical Radio
Hector Balderos Campos and Natalia Sudeyko talk about the work of the Dignidad Migrante Society, an organization which supports migrant agricultural workers in Canada.
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