Despite an increasing number of seasonal agricultural workers seeking to come from Guatemala to Canada, the effects of the pandemic remain latent. The Guatemalan Ministry of Labor (Mintrab) affirmed that at the moment it is not receiving new registrations in the Temporary Work Program. (more…)
TORONTO – Ontario’s provincial government needs to aim for a marching turn if it really wants to increase the pace of the vaccination campaign. (more…)
Photos courtesy of the Consulate of Mexico in Toronto.
Three thousand Mexican seasonal farmworkers in Canada have already received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. (more…)
The planting season begins and human rights organizations and labour unions warn that new measures by the federal government to attract foreign seasonal agricultural workers for spring planting are not enough to prevent a repeat of the deadly outbreaks of Covid-19 of the last year in farms and food processing plants. (more…)
Muhammad Ali Bukhari, CNMNG News, Toronto
On the eve of International Women’s Day, 175,000 health workers from SEIU Healthcare, Unifor and CUPE Unions across the Ontario province launched a virtual call today; clearly demand “respect, protect and pay” to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. (more…)