Activists unite at LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference 2016
Toronto – May 9, 2016 – Hundreds of UFCW Canada activists and labour allies from around the world recently gathered at Ryerson University in Toronto for the LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference 2016.




Montreal – May 5, 2016 – Quebec’s Labour Administrative Tribunal has ruled that four temporary foreign workers who were victims of psychological harassment from their employer must be compensated for their abuse.
Toronto – April 28, 2016 – UFCW Canada members, officers, and staff from across the country are gearing up for the 2016 Global Solidarity Conference, set to take place at Ryerson University in Toronto from May 6 to 8.
Mexico City, Mexico – April 26, 2016 – Despite being considered a model of legal and orderly migration, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) has allowed employers to impose discriminatory employment criteria against women for the last forty years.
Toronto – April 18, 2016 – Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) staff and officers from across the country recently convened in Toronto to lay the groundwork for the year ahead.
Mexico City – April 9, 2016 – The expansion of Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) programs in Canada has created an enormous black market for unscrupulous agencies that are allowed to operate in Mexico and Central America.