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Officials from U.S. and Canada Visit Migrant Worker Center Officials from U.S. and Canada Visit Migrant Worker Center 

Officials from U.S. and Canada Visit Migrant Worker Center

The Migrant Workers Resource Center in Tijuana helps migrant workers learn about their rights at work. In April 2024, important…

May 7, 2024
Canada Seeks Seat On UN Human Rights CouncilCanada Seeks Seat On UN Human Rights Council

Canada Seeks Seat On UN Human Rights Council

According to the minister of foreign affairs, environmental justice and gender equality are top priorities. On Tuesday, Canada announced that…

May 10, 2023
Concerns over safety of Asylum Seekers in Canada rise, HRW questions putting them in provincial jailsConcerns over safety of Asylum Seekers in Canada rise, HRW questions putting them in provincial jails

Concerns over safety of Asylum Seekers in Canada rise, HRW questions putting them in provincial jails

Canada - Human Rights groups are highlighting the mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Canada after it was found…

October 15, 2021
Canadian Meat Production Workers Up-And-Arms Against Exploitative Working ConditionsCanadian Meat Production Workers Up-And-Arms Against Exploitative Working Conditions

Canadian Meat Production Workers Up-And-Arms Against Exploitative Working Conditions

Canada - Canada’s meatpacking workers are facing dangerous working conditions. There have been repeated strikes in recent months at Olymel…

October 2, 2021
Ontario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant WorkersOntario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant Workers

Ontario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant Workers

Ontario, Canada - Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) in Canada has filed charges against a Norfolk County farm in connection…

September 29, 2021
Malaysian PPE Makers Exploited Migrant Labour ForceMalaysian PPE Makers Exploited Migrant Labour Force

Malaysian PPE Makers Exploited Migrant Labour Force

Workers in Malaysia may have been infected due to negligence in personal hygiene protocols in a PPE factory, hidden camera…

January 16, 2021
Another Pakistani activist found dead in TorontoAnother Pakistani activist found dead in Toronto

Another Pakistani activist found dead in Toronto

Missing last Sunday, the well-known Pakistani activist Karima Baloch was found dead in Toronto, in Canada, where she was living…

December 24, 2020
Aberrant situation of migrant workers in CanadaAberrant situation of migrant workers in Canada

Aberrant situation of migrant workers in Canada

Kathleen Turkington published an open letter in the Toronto Star, describing the treatment of migrant workers in Canada as disgusting.…

December 15, 2020
Hundreds of farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago “trapped” in CanadaHundreds of farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago “trapped” in Canada

Hundreds of farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago “trapped” in Canada

Hundreds of migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago are stuck in Haldimand and Norfolk, in Canada, and can't go back…

December 1, 2020
Canada to improve conditions for migrant farm workersCanada to improve conditions for migrant farm workers

Canada to improve conditions for migrant farm workers

Canadian authorities are working to limit the spread of the coronavirus among migrant farmworkers by rethinking shared services and issuing…

November 20, 2020