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Migrant workers discuss need for open work permits at Leamington consultation

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Leamington, Ont. – April 22, 2019 – UFCW Canada recently joined over forty migrant workers to meet with federal government officials and discuss the need for open work permits for vulnerable migrant workers who have suffered physical, sexual, psychological, or financial abuse from their employers while working in Canada.

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Canada’s food workers’ union calls on government to reform TFWP

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Toronto – December 17, 2018 – Canada’s food workers’ union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is calling on the federal government to stand up for the rights of migrant and temporary foreign workers by enacting urgent reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), and the program’s primary agricultural stream in particular.

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Agricultural workers voice concerns in federal review of TFWP

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Leamington, Ont. – August 21, 2018 – Agriculture workers met with senior government officials in Leamington, Ontario on Sunday to share their experiences with the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), and to offer some advice as frontline workers in addressing a number of serious gaps in the system, especially when it comes to health and safety, housing, piece rates, and other basic rights and standards.

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2017 Migrant Workers Scholarship winners announced

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Toronto – July 3, 2018 – UFCW Canada is proud to announce the 20 winners of the 2017 UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarship.

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Migrant worker rights highlighted at annual AWA community barbeque

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Virgil, Ont. – June 18, 2018 – Over 250 migrant agriculture workers attended the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) Welcome Back Community Barbeque and Know Your Rights Workshop on June 10, held at the AWA centre in Virgil, Ontario.

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UFCW Canada meets with new Agri-Food Critic

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Ottawa – March 7, 2018 – UFCW Canada recently met with the new Agriculture and Agri-Food Critic, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, to flesh out a number of important food sector issues facing UFCW Canada members and families.

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