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The event held multiple mental health workshops which workers participated in for a chance to enter the raffle. The FCJ team got to hand out some raffle prizes to workers and also held an information table at the event, handing out resources regarding our programs. Thank you to everyone who came to speak with us at the event!
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Members of the FCJ Refugee Centre's Anti-Human Trafficking team attended the 'Welcome Amigos: Spring BBQ' event in Simcoe, in honour of national mental health week. Agricultural temporary foreign workers in the Simcoe region came from farms nearby to attend the barbecue. The event was supported by community organisations such as TNO, the Huron Farmworkers Ministry, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.
#MentalHealthWeek #Simcoe #MigrantWorkers #TemporaryForeignWorkers #Canada
The BC Society for Policy Solutions (BCSPS) has released a report on the working conditions faced by South Asian women farmworkers in British Columbia.
#farmworkers #exploitation #migrantworkers #BritishColumbia #bcpolicy #agriculture
For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.
💪 Every worker deserves dignity & safety
The Injured Migrant Worker Project pushes for:
✅ Fair access to workers' compensation (regardless of immigration status)
✅ Multi-language resources
✅ Protection from deportation threats
✅ Employer accountability
✅ Culturally appropriate support
An injury to one is an injury to all!
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/2026/04/08/injured-migrant-worker-project/
https://migrantworker.ca/about/us/
Good afternoon, News from IAVGO, the Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario. The clinic is running a special project this season to connect with migrant workers who have been injured on Ontario farms and who have been “deemed” based on Ontario work or denied LOE benefits based on expired work permits. We are extending the … Continue reading Injured Migrant Worker Project
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/1/may_day_stacy_davisgates_pedro_trujillo
#LabourMovement #MayDay #migrantworkers #organize #solidarity
As workers around the world rally to mark May Day, International Workers’ Day, we speak with organizers in Los Angeles and Chicago. The May Day Strong coalition here in the United States says 3,000 protests and events are scheduled across the country with organizers calling for “no school, no work, no shopping.” The largest May Day protest in Los Angeles is planned at MacArthur Park. Pedro Trujillo, the coordinator of the Los Angeles May Day Coalition, says the July presence of immigration agents with SWAT gear and armored vehicles in MacArthur Park laid the foundation for a high May Day turnout. “That’s why we see such a strong coalition coming together, over 120 organizations and unions here in Los Angeles endorsing this march. We haven’t seen this level of support, of engagement, in a very long time,” says Trujillo. “We are creating a coalition to resist the tyranny of billionaires in this moment,” adds Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. “Billionaires put a president in place to dismantle democracy, a right-wing Congress to watch it and a right-wing Supreme Court to block us from doing anything about it.”
⚠️ Injured migrant workers need your support!
When migrant workers are injured on the job, they face:
❌ Language barriers blocking access to services
❌ Fear of losing work permits
❌ Employer intimidation
❌ No culturally appropriate support
The Injured Migrant Worker Project is exposing these systemic barriers and demanding change.
Learn more: https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/2026/04/08/injured-migrant-worker-project/
Good afternoon, News from IAVGO, the Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario. The clinic is running a special project this season to connect with migrant workers who have been injured on Ontario farms and who have been “deemed” based on Ontario work or denied LOE benefits based on expired work permits. We are extending the … Continue reading Injured Migrant Worker Project
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