Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf temporary foreign workers seeking to sue the federal government over closed work permits that bind foreign workers to a specific employer. A migrant worker, right, chats with a passer-by as they demonstrate in Montreal on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits

by The Canadian Press September 16, 2024

written by The Canadian Press September 16, 2024

Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer. The lawsuit, launched in 2023 by the Montreal-based Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers, ...

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