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Feb 8, 2019

Protests planned across Canada to demand universal health-care access

Sophia Reuss

Tremé Manning-Cere

On February 12, people in 15 cities across the country plan demonstrations to demand health care be made accessible to everyone living in Canada, regardless of immigration status.

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Oct 13, 2016

Harvesting freedom and sowing resistance: Migrant workers in Canada demand permanent immigration status

Binish Ahmed

Navjeet Sidhu

A historic caravan of migrant agricultural workers undertook a 1,500-kilometre journey to Ottawa to rally for permanent immigration status.

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May 31, 2016

Migrant workers push to be heard at Temporary Foreign Worker Program review

Sophia Reuss

Parliament has begun its review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and has only heard from four migrant workers. Francisco Mootoo spoke to rabble about his experience.

Activist Toolkit

Migrant workers deserve better

3 Minute Action

Speak up during the Federal government's Temporary Foreign Worker Program review hearings

Activist Toolkit

What happens to TFWs and service workers displaced from Fort McMurray?

3 Minute Action

Some may not qualify for EI, others are on closed work permits. Ask the government to make sure they are supported.

In cahoots

Jun 1, 2015

Landmark human rights ruling highlights systemic abuse of temporary foreign workers

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found Presteve Foods Limited discriminated against two women from Mexico working under the TFWP.

Blog

Apr 3, 2015

Temporary foreign workers face unjust crackdown

Sarah Zell

Diwa Marcelino

The Harper government's new four-and-four rule does little to address inherent problems with the TFWP and may in fact exacerbate the vulnerabilities of an already vulnerable workforce.

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Mar 31, 2015

April 1 deadline looms for children of temporary foreign workers

Ethel Tungohan

What does it mean to be undocumented? Ethel Tungohan interviewed temporary foreign workers about the impact the "4 and 4" rule will have on them and their families.

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Dec 18, 2014

International Migrants Day: Canada's exclusionary immigration practices have got to go!

Amy Cohen

Elise Hjalmarson

Today is International Migrants Day. We need to reflect on Canada's current exclusionary immigration policy and demand changes.

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Dec 2, 2014

Alberta 'ground zero' for abuse of Temporary Foreign Worker Program

E.K. Hudson

For the first time, the federal government has come down on an Alberta employer for misusing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. But who does this ban actually affect?

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