The Courier | 5 September 2018 Desperate farmers will be able to bring in workers from outside the EU under a trial migrant scheme expected to be announced this week. The Courier understands the trial will allow fruit and vegetable farmers to employ migrant workers for a maximum of six months before they must return […]
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13 October 2014 From Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (Canada) on the reintroduction of legislation to guard against migrant labour recruitment abuses in the province of Ontario, Canada: Thanks to pressure from workers and the public, the Ontario government has re-introduced legislation that will make some improvements to the working conditions of workers including migrant
UFCW Canada has mounted a campaign in response to allegations that migrant farmworkers are being blacklisted from being able to return for work through the Canada-Mexico government-to-government recruitment process. These workers are being blacklisted from returning to British Columbia, Canada for voicing support for unionization and collective bargaining. The evidence includes leaked documents that indicate
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Traverse City Record-Eagle, 15 August 2014 TRAVERSE CITY — Farmers looking for workers this harvest season are encouraged to consider using a federal system that recruits farm labor nationally. Gerardo Aranda of the Michigan Workforce Development Agency said the federal Agricultural Recruitment System used to be a regular tool for Michigan farmers who sought labor.
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27 July 2014, Jamaica Observer The maximum recruitment age limit for the Overseas Farm Workers Programme has been adjusted from 40 to 45 years. Making the announcement on Friday, Labour and Social Security Minister Derrick Kellier said the adjustment is as a result of the recognition that there are many very able-bodied people over the previous
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