2015.03.27, 4:00 PM
Given the steady increase in tFws in Bc, this session explores whether support services have kept up with the trend in numbers. speakers from the provincial government, social services sector, legal sector and academia explore this question from various angles: role of provinces, legal issues, worker representation, settlement supports.
OrGanizer: sabine LeHr
participants : sabine LeHr, One Year Of Bc Top-Up Funding For Temporary Foreign Workers:
Experiences From BC’s Capital City
nataLie droLet, The Temporary Foreign Worker Program: 2014 Changes & The Impact On Workers
MabLe eLMore, What Role Can Provinces Play In Protecting Temporary Foreign Workers?
katJa scHiFFer-graHaM, Protecting Rights Of Migrant Workers: Workers Centres As
An Alternative To Unions For TFWs
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Vancouver
Canada
General relevance - all sectors
Policy analysis
Public awareness, Researchers, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
British Columbia
English