Canada’s reputation as a land of opportunity is challenged by Migrant Dreams, a documentary that explores the lives of migrants as they navigate dangerous and exploitative working conditions.
In this file photo from 2010, members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers take part in a march through the streets of Tampa, Fla., to try to persuade the supermarket chain Publix to take a stand against abusive work conditions in the fields.
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Female migrant farm workers across North America are vulnerable to sexual abuse and assault because the systems set up to temporarily employ them offer no protections or access to citizenship.
Analysis of left wing Facebook groups suggests that antisemitism is often unrecognised or ineffectively challenged
Organized labour held demonstrations in front of Tim Hortons franchises in Ontario in January 2018 to protest the actions some Tim Hortons franchises have taken in response to an increase in the province’s minimum wage.
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May Day is a time to reflect on labour struggles of the past and demands for the future, and Canada’s move toward increasing the minimum wage is not enough. Labour politics is about who counts
Online drivers work independently. But to improve their working conditions, drivers need to organise collectively.
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Drivers for online ride-hailing services face several social conditions that may challenge their efforts to transform collective action into a solid union.
Panama Canal construction in 1913 showing workers drilling holes for dynamite in bedrock, as they cut through the mountains of the Isthmus. Steam shovels in the background move the rubble to railroad cars.
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The Panama Canal was a tremendous achievement by the U.S. and a display of their power and abilities. However, the health costs to the mostly Caribbean contract workers was enormous.
Everyone is born to someone, so birth is everyone’s business – or so it seems.
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Instead of trying out for band or the hockey team, adolescents might do better to choose a part-time job as an extracurricular activity. Research shows it pays big dividends later in life.
Kyrgyz women have gradually replaced men in various tasks, at home but also as migrant labourers.
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Tim Bale reports from the seafront in Brighton, where Labour is holding its annual conference.
Syrian refugees wait on August 28, 2017 at the Oncupinar crossing gate, close to the town of Kilis, south central Turkey, as they wait to cross to Syria for the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday.
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What will Canadians do to earn their keep in 150 years? We won’t manufacture goods, but jobs with the “human” touch, like nursing, will still be important.