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Tag: Migrant Workers

Mistreated, marginalized, migrant

Charting the wins and losses of migrant agricultural workers in Ontario during seven months of COVID-19. “Any time a migrant … More

2020, COVID19, Justice for Migrant Workers, Labour, Migrant Rights Network, Migrant Workers, Migration, Ontario politics, TFWP, Writing

Abandoned and Disposable An: Agricultural Worker Speaks Out

“We feel discriminated [against], abandoned and disposable. For the company, [it’s] very easy to get rid of us, but at … More

2020, Agricultural Workers, COVID19, Labour, Migrant Workers, Migration, Writing

Labour council presidents across Canada #UniteAgainstRacism

Thirteen labour council presidents from across Canada have signed onto an open letter calling for the theme of Labour Day … More

2019, Canadian politics, Edmonton, Labour, Labour Day, Migrant Rights Network, Migrant Workers, Unite Against Racism, Writing

Injured migrant workers: no healthcare and a ticket home

“Nobody cares about you”: Ongoing case of migrant farmworker Ralston Maise shows how system treats migrant workers as disposable. During … More

2019, Canadian politics, Justice for Migrant Workers, Labour, Migrant Workers, Migration, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Writing

Migrant workers score victory against racial profiling and coercion of DNA by police

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled that the applications made by two of 54 current and former participants … More

2018, Human Rights, Justice for Migrant Workers, Labour, Migrant Workers, Migration, Writing

​DNA Sweeps: How a Lack of Oversight Permits Police Coercion

DNA—the most private and intimate of information—is being swept up in blanket canvasses by Canadian police, who say the samples … More

2016, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian politics, DNA, Justice for Migrant Workers, Migrant Workers, Police, Police violence, Writing

Rise up! ‘Drawn to Change’ illustrates Canadian labour’s stories and struggles

Drawn to Change’ is both a moving historical account and an unabashed call to arms. “Indeed, much of what we … More

2016, Arts & Culture, Kwentong Bayan, Labour, Migrant Workers, Migration, Review, Toronto politics, Writing

Women of Labour and the Arts: Talking With the 2014 Min Sook Lee Award Winners

Winter 2015 People don’t understand,” says musician, singer/songwriter and community activist Faith Nolan. “They think labour is two old white … More

2015, Arts, Arts & Culture, Awards, Kwentong Bayan, Labour, Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts, Migrant Workers, Migration, Min Sook Lee, Racism, Toronto, Toronto politics, Writing

Writing Pictures, Drawing Stories: A Caregiver Comic Book

August 2014 What does it mean to care for another person’s child when your own is far away? What does … More

2014, Arts & Culture, Kwentong Bayan, Labour, Live-In Caregiver Program, Migrant Workers, Migration, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Toronto, Writing

Deaths on Christmas Eve a status issue: Why five men fell almost 130 feet from a faulty construction platform

February 2010 This year, Christmas Eve passed in Toronto as it always does, snowless, but still cold, malls filled to … More

2010, Immigration, Labour, Migrant Workers, Migration, News, No One Is Illegal, Ryerson Free Press, Status, Toronto politics, Writing

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