By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator With Jamaica’s airports still closed in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, hundreds of Jamaican farm workers …
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Migrant worker calls proposed spike in housing cost payroll deduction ‘wickedness’
By David Baxter An Ontario migrant farm worker says there is “wickedness” in a federal government proposal that could allow employers to charge …
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FeaturedImmigration
Migrant worker advocacy group launches ‘Bad Boss Tour’ campaign targeting employers, government agencies in Ontario
Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) has launched a campaign aimed at exposing workplace abuses faced by migrant workers in Ontario and addressing …
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By Kate Swanson, Dalhousie University; Alyssa Weeks, Dalhousie University, and Elizabeth Fitting, Dalhousie University Every year, thousands of migrant workers arrive in …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Industry milestone: Migrant workers at Highline Mushrooms in Abbotsford, B.C., unionize
A total of 170 migrant workers at Highline Mushrooms’ four factory farms in Abbotsford, B.C., have unionized, joining the United Food and …


