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Awareness is important. Collaboration is necessary. Systemic change is urgent.
Thank you to everyone building safer and more just communities through this work.
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During the event, we officially launched 'Permission to Exploit,' our new podcast series, helping bring greater visibility to labour exploitation in Canada.
The Mary Ward Centre also shared their South-North Migration Project focused on prevention from countries of origin and reducing vulnerability before migration begins and the World Risks campaign to prevent human trafficking at mass events such as the 2026 World Cup.
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Exploitation is never an isolated issue. This week, the FCJ Refugee Centre's Anti-Human Trafficking team was proud to collaborate with The Mary Ward Centre for an immersive event on labour exploitation, migrant vulnerability, and trafficking prevention in Canada.
As part of Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, we reflected on how the Closed Work Permit system continues to place refugees and migrant workers at greater risk, especially when prevention is absent.
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During the event, which was part of the Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, we also officially launched the podcast 'Permission to Exploit,' a special series of our podcast 'Borderless Voices,' focused on labour exploitation in Canada. Don't miss the four episodes already released! You can listen to them here:
https://www.fcjrefugeecentre.org/permission-to-exploit/
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Many thanks also to our excellent panelists, Megha Chandrashekar, Gabriel Allahdua, and Verónica Zaragoza, who shared their valuable experiences with us and gave us so much inspiration.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us today at the event on labour exploitation organized by the FCJ Refugee Centre's Anti-Human Trafficking team, in collaboration with The Mary Ward Centre. It was an enriching, immersive, and interactive experience where we explored the various stages of labour exploitation here in Canada, and how it particularly affects vulnerable refugees and migrants through the Closed Work Permit system.
In partnership with The Mary Ward Centre, we are proud to present an immersive event for the Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2026, exploring the realities of #LabourExploitation spectrum in #Canada. Join us in this half-day experience, featuring exhibits, a panel, and the FCJ Refugee Centre’s 'Permission to Exploit' podcast series launch.
👉 More details and register: https://www.fcjrefugeecentre.org/events/permission-to-exploit-podcast-launch/
(⚾ During this event we will be raffling off 2 tickets to a Blue Jays game! )
🎤 Don't miss the third episode of our new podcast series! PERMISSION TO EXPLOIT combines lived experienced specialists and professional specialists’ insights to examine Canada’s closed work permit system, and the reforms needed to make it safer. In episode 3 we begin to explore how control is enforced.
🔗 Listen to Episode 3 here:
https://www.fcjrefugeecentre.org/podcast/episode-181-permission-to-exploit-3-fear-of-retaliation/
Also on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.
🎤 Don't miss the second episode of our new podcast series! PERMISSION TO EXPLOIT combines lived experienced specialists and professional specialists’ insights to examine Canada’s closed work permit system, and the reforms needed to make it safer. In Episode 2 we explore the structural root: why tying status to an employer creates vulnerability.
🔗 Listen to Episode 2 here:
https://www.fcjrefugeecentre.org/podcast/episode-180-permission-to-exploit-2-employer-tied-closed-work-permits/
Also on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.
The FCJ Refugee Centre's Anti-Human Trafficking team recently participated in an event organized by the Ministerio de Trabajadores Migrantes-Migrant Workers, of the Diocese of London, Ontario. We gathered to share information about labour rights and protection against labour exploitation in #Canada. It was a valuable experience of reflection, guidance, and support, where we reaffirmed the importance of being informed so we can protect ourselves and support others.
FCJ Refugee Centre