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Migrant workers deserve equal rights and opportunities

Canada’s unions are marking International Migrants Day by continuing to call for equal rights and opportunities for migrant workers. Migrant workers come to Canada in the hopes of securing a better future for themselves and their families. They contribute to our communities and economy, paying income taxes and rent, and purchasing goods and services, despite many being excluded from receiving…

Canada’s unions calling for greater protections and supports for migrant workers

Canada’s unions are marking International Migrants Day by calling for improved conditions for migrant workers in this country, particularly in the face of the ongoing climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent state of emergency in British Columbia (BC) is the latest example of the clear and increasingly disastrous impacts of our global climate crisis. Communities across the province…