- Date
2004
- Authors
UFCW Canada
- Abstract
Over the past several years, UFCW Canada (the United Food and Commercial Workers union) has delivered support services, information, training, and advocacy to thousands of migrant farm
workers working in Canada through the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, or CSAWP. UFCW Canada operates fi ve regional Migrant Worker Support Centres. Four are located in Ontario in Leamington, Simcoe, Bradford, and Virgil, and one is in Québec in St-Rémi. Th rough
the work of these centres, UFCW Canada has compiled information and documentation regarding the CSAWP from the migrant farm workers’ perspectives and experiences, elements of which are detailed in the following pages.- Series title
UFCW The Status of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada
- File Attachments
- Links
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The Status of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada, 2004 (http://www.ufcw.ca/templates/ufcwcanada/images/awa/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/2004-national-report-english.pdf)
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- Economic sectors
Agriculture and horticulture workers and General farm workers
- Content types
Policy analysis and Documented cases of abuse
- Target groups
(Im)migrants workers, Policymakers, Journalists, Public awareness, Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
- Geographical focuses
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance
- Languages
English
