Toronto – December 16, 2014 – On International Migrants Day, December 18th, we are reminded that around the world more than 230 million women, men, and children are migrants seeking dignity, safety, and a better future – yet often find themselves the target of intolerance and exploitation.
Toronto – December 12, 2014 – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued a statement regarding a recruitment program run by the federal government, in the wake of data pointing to the systemic exclusion of hiring women.
Vancouver – November 12, 2014 – Canada’s most progressive union recently helped Migrante BC celebrate the opening of their new home in downtown Vancouver.
Toronto – November 6, 2014 – Over 300 UFCW Canada activists, agriculture workers and community allies gathered in Toronto for the 14th Annual UFCW Canada AWA Awards Dinner.
Toronto – October 24, 2014 – UFCW Canada expresses shock and dismay with Quebec’s Liberal government for ramming through legislation that has the potential to strip many agriculture workers of their basic human rights.
Ottawa – September 17, 2014 – More than 100 migrant agriculture workers will now receive the EI Parental Benefits they were wrongfully denied by an Employment Insurance tribunal, in the wake of a successful legal battle supported by UFCW Canada, the Agriculture Workers Alliance, and argued by Niagara North Community Legal Assistance and the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC).
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