Mexican meetings produce results
As a result of a number of meetings initiated by UFCW Canada between various Mexican government officials and UFCW Canada National President Wayne Hanley and others (details in previous editions of DIRECTIONS), a breakthrough of sorts has been achieved recognizing UFCW Canada’s efforts on behalf of workers. As of this year, all migrant agriculture workers from México participating in the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (CSAWP) will receive a pocket reference card as well as an informational brochure detailing services available to them at UFCW Canada’s Migrant Agricultural Worker Support Centres across the country. UFCW Canada is preparing more than 15,000 of each publication in Spanish that the Mexican government will include in information-orientation kits for all workers involved in the program. “This may seem like a relatively minor step in what we hope to achieve in the long run for migrant workers, but it is definitely a step in the right direction,” Brother Hanley says. “Gaining the good will and co-operation of the Mexican government means we are that much farther ahead in our work to bring all migrant workers the support and representation they deserve.” |