AG report confirms migrant worker vulnerability but when will rebuke turn to action - UFCW Canada
10 déc. 2021 15h42 HE
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s Auditor General (AG) Karen Hogan has confirmed in a scathing report that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) continues to fall short...
More permanent residency (PR) opportunities for migrants welcomed but much more action needed, says UFCW union
15 avr. 2021 12h55 HE
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UFCW Canada
OTTAWA, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The voice of Canada’s food workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), welcomes the announcement by the federal government to create an...
UFCW Canada is joined by Mexican officials in calling for increased protections for migrant farm workers
11 déc. 2020 17h46 HE
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO and MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) held a virtual press conference on Thursday, December 10 to present Mexican...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s food workers’ Union to present Migrant Farm Workers report to Mexican Legislature
09 déc. 2020 16h52 HE
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO and MEXICO CITY, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s food workers’ union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), will be holding a virtual press conference in Mexico...
Labour, Climate, Faith & Indigenous Leaders Call for Immigration Status for All in COVID-19 Recovery During Liberal Cabinet Retreat
14 sept. 2020 07h00 HE
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Migrant Rights Network
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This morning, as the federal Liberal cabinet meets to set their priorities for the Throne Speech, over 280 organizations that include 8 million people are...
Labour, Climate, Faith & Indigenous Leaders Representing 270 Organizations Call for Immigration Status for All in COVID-19 Recovery
11 sept. 2020 13h37 HE
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Migrant Rights Network
Migrant Rights Network Media Advisory TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National civil society organizations from across the country will join together on Monday, September 14, 2020 to...
Report calls for changes to protect migrant agricultural workers and Canada’s food supply
10 août 2020 10h17 HE
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers, has called for urgent changes to protect the health, safety, and...
UFCW Canada advocates for greater protections for migrant workers in Windsor-Essex County
21 juil. 2020 13h30 HE
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) recently presented to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit to advocate for better health and...
MEDIA ADVISORY: "Caravan for Justice" heads to St. Catharines to demand immediate protections and permanent resident status for migrant workers, as COVID-19 cases spike on farms
12 juin 2020 12h39 HE
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fight for $15 & Fairness campaign will lead a caravan on Saturday, June 13, to demand urgent action from the Trudeau government to grant full...
Migrant workers call for permanent resident status in shocking new report on abuses
08 juin 2020 12h00 HE
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Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
TORONTO, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC) is releasing a report today of complaints made on behalf over a thousand migrant workers, warnings that were...