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‘We are treated as disposable,’ says former migrant fishery worker [video]
Ottawa is contemplating changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will “worsen the migrant worker crisis,” according to migrant ...
Tag: migrant workers
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Despite public scrutiny, the inhumane conditions of migrant workers in New Brunswick’s seafood processing industry continue
Migrant workers in New Brunswick are arriving for a new season of work in seafood processing. Two years ago, researchers ...
Drawn in and left behind: the plight of temporary foreign workers in Canada
Canada has long maintained a reputation as a welcoming haven for immigrants, but recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker ...
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Anti-immigrant rhetoric is meant to justify exploitation, says head of farmer’s union [video]
Inflammatory comments from right-wing politicians aimed at immigrants and asylum seekers are part of an "old colonial playbook," says the ...
UN Special Rapporteur report should be a wake-up call for Canada to protect migrant worker rights
A United Nations report has called Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Canada’s ...
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Stop scapegoating migrants
On Monday, August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced further changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. High unemployment, low ...
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New documentary exposes temporary foreign workers’ conditions in New Brunswick [video]
To coincide with International Workers’ Day, the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre launched an important new documentary film, Chaos and ...
Advocates criticize new rent bank over exclusions, ‘patronizing’ language
A newly-launched rent bank has received mixed reviews from housing advocates, who welcomed the new program but raised concerns about ...
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‘The most common language in Canada is silence’: Migrant worker and author Gabriel Allahdua [video]
Halifax, NS – On October 30, Gabriel Allahdua, author of the recently published memoir "Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a ...
Mostafa Henaway on Essential Work, Disposable Workers [video]
Migrant justice scholar and activist Mostafa Henaway delivered the NB Media Co-op’s 14th annual keynote address on September 20. Henaway ...
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