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Eight undocumented farmworkers were arrested at a Richford, Vermont, dairy farm by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. The workers, all living in the same trailer, were detained and ...
Some workers reported employer-imposed restrictions on leaving the property, and bans on visitors. These living conditions pose serious risks to workers.
Canadian governments must raise the bar from the floor, and create national standards for migrant agricultural workers' housing. MENAFN14052025000199003603ID1109550869 Legal Disclaimer: ...
Some workers reported employer-imposed restrictions on leaving the property, and bans on visitors. These living conditions pose serious risks to workers. Similarly to research led by the Centre for ...
Tyrell Mills came to Canada from Jamaica in September 2023 as a migrant worker for a farm in Colborne Township, east of Toronto. He says he endured unsanitary housing conditions while living there.
Gabriel Allahdua is a former migrant farm worker from St. Lucia. For four years he suffered “inhumane” living conditions in southwestern Ontario but felt it was too risky to speak out.
“Migrant workers work the hardest for the less benefits, monetarily." Magaña said a gathering like this would typically be much bigger, but he said there is a lot of fear among farm workers ...
A migrant worker harvests grapes at a farm in British Columbia's Okanagan region. Much of the province's agricultural industry relies on imported labour from countries like Mexico.
Could voluntary certification programs and consumer pressure improve working conditions and farmworkers’ rights in Canada? Erika Borrelli thinks so. The PhD candidate at the University of Windsor has ...
The number of foreign workers seeking help over claims of exploitation, bullying, underpayment and poor living conditions on UK farms significantly increased last year, the BBC has learned. Nearly ...
The number of foreign workers seeking help over claims of exploitation, bullying, underpayment and poor living conditions on UK farms significantly increased last year, the BBC has learned. Nearly ...