After three farmworkers die in Ontario and hundreds are infected of COVID-19, authorities are finally reacting. Migrant workers’ advocates, health specialists and academics are calling on the federal government to protect them and to clear the path for them to become permanent residents.
View More COVID-19 Hitting Canadian Farms: “There had to be one dead for the authorities to react”
Lack of government inspection on recruiters’ operations, closed contracts to a specific employer, and insufficient information for temporary workers create the conditions for labour abuse and human trafficking in Canada.
View More Migrant Workers Advocates Call for Government Action Against Human Trafficking
Colombians who fled war are sharing their experiences through an independent commission that aims to develop a historical record of Latin America’s longest conflict from interviews with victims and those who took up arms.
View More Lessons of War: Colombian Diaspora Add Their Voices to Truth Commission
Labour rights groups in Canada demand that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) be extended to migrant and undocumented workers to ensure no one is left unprotected.
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As hospitals face dire shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE), individuals and institutions are stepping into the void to help.
View More Army of Volunteers Mobilize to Protect Frontline Workers
Migrants at Canada’s busiest detention centre are on a hunger strike to draw attention to crowded living conditions that could result in an outbreak. Insufficient information from Canada Border Services Agency about the coronavirus is also contributing to growing concerns among migrants.
View More UPDATED: Migrant Detainees Launch Hunger Strikes to Protest Government Inaction on COVID-19
Inspired by Chilean mothers who fought against state violence, Canadian women are telling their stories of spousal violence through “Arpilleras” quilts.
View More Using Chilean Political Art to Heal Pain of Domestic Violence
The Latino community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) voted strategically in 2019, opting largely for the Liberals
View More The Eight-year Hangover: Why the GTA Went Red – Pt. II
Vasquez-Jimenez is Afro-Latina and was born in Toronto to parents who immigrated to Canada from Columbia
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We need to remind ourselves there’s no room in this world for hate and intolerance. Let’s put an end to that, and replace it with love
View More Canadians Choose Anti-Hitler Film as TIFF Top Pick