Migrant farmworkers say there s a lack of privacy and hygienic conditions inside of employer-based housing, and they re calling on the government to be quicker about its commitment last year to implement stronger national standards, according to an advocacy group s report.
From insufficient access to toilets to cramped living conditions, a new report released Thursday that includes testimonies from migrant farm workers in Canada paints a bleak picture of their housing conditions.
5896941 Manitoba Limited - operating as Thompson Shell, owned by Adnan Chaudhary - was fined $12,000 in Winnipeg June 25 by provincial court Judge Tim Preston after pleading guilty to charges of . . .
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OTTAWA, ON, May 12, 2021 /CNW/ - The pandemic has disproportionately affected low-wage workers, young people, women and racialized Canadians. Last month, our government released a plan to support them in Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. This plan will ensure a robust economic recovery that is inclusive of all Canadians and that finishes the fight against COVID-19.
Immigrants create jobs, help to drive economic growth and will play an important part in Canada s recovery. Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, met with the Canadian Club of Ottawa to highlight immigration investments from Budget 2021