UFCW Canada reaches historic agreement with Mexico to eliminate gender discrimination under the SAWP
Mexico City, Mexico – April 26, 2016 – Despite being considered a model of legal and orderly migration, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) has allowed employers to impose discriminatory employment criteria against women for the last forty years.


Toronto – April 18, 2016 – Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) staff and officers from across the country recently convened in Toronto to lay the groundwork for the year ahead.
Mexico City – April 9, 2016 – The expansion of Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) programs in Canada has created an enormous black market for unscrupulous agencies that are allowed to operate in Mexico and Central America.
Toronto – April 7, 2016 – The 2016 Students Against Migrant Exploitation (SAME) tour recently came to a close after travelling across the country in its campaign against migrant exploitation.
Ottawa – April 2, 2016 – Last year’s total net revenue for the agriculture sector set a new record and the outlook for 2016 is also positive, but what about the income of agriculture workers?
Toronto – March 21, 2016 – The annual Students Against Migrant Exploitation (SAME) tour has once again hit the road in support of the fight against migrant worker exploitation.