Migrant Workers Alliance for Change

'Rescued' Mexican citizens could be worse off after Ontario police raids last month, advocate warns
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'Rescued' Mexican citizens could be worse off after Ontario police raids last month, advocate warns

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Migrant workers who get “rescued” in anti-human trafficking raids in Canada may find themselves worse off, and can even end up getting kicked out of the country or put behind bars, an advocate says. Syed Hussan, the executive director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, made the comments to CBC News this week after Mexico’s consulate…

Jamaican farmworkers in Canada organize against “systemic slavery”
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Jamaican farmworkers in Canada organize against “systemic slavery”

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Jamaican nationals temporarily working in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) have exposed their experiences of “systemic slavery” at the hands of exploitative employers. Workers raise issues with Jamaica’s Labor Minister Jamaica’s Labor Minister, Karl Samuda, has been touring farms in Canada where Jamaicans are working. In a letter to Samuda, a group…