Sentences with phrase «include migrant workers»

8.8 protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment
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 workers.

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But the real level of unemployment or underemployment is masked by the fact that the official data does not include China «s 277 million migrant workers, such as Zhang Sihu and his wife from Bianqiang in Yulin, a region rich in coal, oil and natural gas in northwestern Shaanxi province.
The letter echoes the demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection of public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate in the public's interest.
The organizations sent a joint letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland outlining their shared principles and priorities for a new trade model rooted in principles of equity, the primacy of human rights — including the rights of Indigenous peoples, women and girls, workers, migrants, farmers, and communities — and social and ecological justice.
The day we spent together included a trip just outside of the city, out to the apple fields to check in on some of the migrant workers who were busy harvesting the yearly apple crop.
Agricultural workers in particular, including migrants and women, are some of the poorest paid and most exploited workers in the world.
just to clarify, does the question include or exclude migrant workers (who don't really have residency and political rights as far as I know), who are common in UAE / Saudi Arabia?
They include Leavers and Remainers, employers and workers, foreign and British students, EU migrants and those from beyond the UK, and British citizens.
In any event, it is now virtually conceded that Britain needs the majority of the European migrant workers and as our study shows, Brexit is already seriously harming recruitment in vital sectors, including the NHS.
These included lorry drivers, migrant workers living in hostels, social workers and high - school students, as well as homosexual and bisexual men, prostitutes and street kids — groups that are hard to reach with information.
And Manohla Dargis of The N.Y. Times claims Farhadi's script is «far too busy — the movie is crammed with characters and underexplored themes, including class tensions, nativism and ugly attitudes toward migrant workers — but he's exceptionally deft at mining the spaces that open up between people, particularly during a crisis.»
Weppner began her career 44 years ago, teaching kindergarten to recent immigrant students, including the children of migrant farm workers, who had previously not been allowed to attend public schools in Texas.
I started my career 44 years ago teaching kindergarten to recent immigrant students, including the children of migrant farm workers, who had previously not been allowed to attend public schools in Texas.
Many Head Start programs collaborate with child care and public preschool programs to serve eligible children, including children of migrant workers and tribal families.
El Centro Hispano de Oceana's funded program consists of two parts: 1) intensive coordination with educational outreach personnel by providing materials specific to the needs of the Hispanic population (one example being translation of existing college access materials), and 2) contracting with existing school - based Migrant Outreach Workers to expand their services to include a focus on the value of a postsecondary education, leveraging existing relationships.
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Companies that employ these migrant workers range from Chuck E. Cheese's to Kimberly - Clark, among many other companies including a global provider of call center solutions.
Performances may include talk backs exploring the play or Steinbeck's history in Sag Harbor and conditions of migrant workers on the East End during the Great Depression.
His previous works include «Kiss of Love 2009», an installation produced from various paraphenalia that resulted from exchanging his clothes with homeless people, and «Drobne / 2010 Small Change», which through the use of a British penny, focused on the circumstances of Polish migrant workers in London and a place known as the Polish Wailing Wall where they go to search for jobs (often illegal and poorly paid).
The indigenous population is cornered by many threats to their lives and livelihoods, including military violence, limited access to healthcare, forced displacement as a result of the mining industry, and an increase in migrant workers from Java and elsewhere.
Working within the networks of local community and activist groups, including Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation (IMRO), Migrants Organise, The Independent Workers Union, the Latin American Women's Rights Service and X — Talk — which supports the intersection of sex workers» and migrants» rights — They Are Here have circulated an invitation to a series of free stand — up comedy workshops led by professional comedian LoganMigrants Organise, The Independent Workers Union, the Latin American Women's Rights Service and X — Talk — which supports the intersection of sex workers» and migrants» rights — They Are Here have circulated an invitation to a series of free stand — up comedy workshops led by professional comedian Logan Workers Union, the Latin American Women's Rights Service and X — Talk — which supports the intersection of sex workers» and migrants» rights — They Are Here have circulated an invitation to a series of free stand — up comedy workshops led by professional comedian Logan workers» and migrants» rights — They Are Here have circulated an invitation to a series of free stand — up comedy workshops led by professional comedian Loganmigrants» rights — They Are Here have circulated an invitation to a series of free stand — up comedy workshops led by professional comedian Logan Murray.
The artworks inside the imposing white central pavilion and the medieval dockyard buildings include US photographer Walker Evans's images of poverty - stricken farmers in Great Depression - era southern Alabama and a huge banner by an artist activists» coalition, Gulf Labour, about the exploitation of migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates.
The hallmarks of an efficient training system for green building identified in the report are: including training as an integral component of the green building strategy, involving social partners in the design and delivery of training, combining practical and theoretical knowledge, and targeting initiatives towards migrant and informal workers as well as small construction businesses, which account for substantial shares of construction employment and business.
Indeed, it could be argued that the Court leaves its traditional activism on achieving the objective of facilitating the mobility of migrant workers by combatting all discrimination they might face, including the possibility to bring over their companions, whether married or unmarried under EU law (see case 59/85, Reed).
(1) Ontarians in the agriculture industry including those deemed migrant workers are excluded from Ontario's minimum wage laws.
Domestic workers include people with and without regularized immigration status and migrant workers employed through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change includes Asian Community AIDS Services, Caregivers Action Centre, Justicia for Migrant Workers, Legal Assistance of Windsor, Migrante - Ontario, No One Is Illegal - Toronto, Parkdale Community Legal Services, Social Planning Toronto, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, UNIFOR, United Food and Commercial Workers, and Workers Action Centre.
After six days of evidence, including testimony by several expert witnesses, the HRTO concluded that the exclusion of migrant farm workers from the mandatory inquest requirement in the Act does not result in substantive inequality.
It's worth acknowledging at the outset that these amendments, including the minimum wage indexing and other amendments which are beyond the scope of this post, would not have been won without the diligent efforts of grassroots organizations like the Workers» Action Centre and the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change.
The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC) includes Alliance of South Asian Aid Prevention, Asian Community Aids Services, Caregivers Action Centre, Fuerza Puwersa, Industrial Accident Victims» Group of Ontario, Justicia for Migrant Workers, Legal Assistance of Windsor, Migrante Ontario, No One Is Illegal — Toronto, Parkdale Community Legal Services, Social Planning Toronto, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, Unifor, United Food and Commercial Workers, Workers» Action Centre and Workers United.
(3) Migrant workers need special anti-reprisal protections including the ability to stay in the country while their complaints are being processed.
Our members include Cooper Institute in Prince Edward Island, Caregiver Connections Education and Support Organization (CCESO), Migrant Worker Solidarity Network in Manitoba, Migrante Canada, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change in Ontario, Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture in Okanagan Valley, Temporary Foreign Workers Association in Quebec, Temporary Foreign Workers Coalition in Alberta, Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregiver Rights in Vancouver and West Coast Domestic Workers Association in Vancouver.
The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change includes individuals as well as Alliance for South Asian Aids Prevention, Asian Community Aids Services, Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support), Caregiver Connections Education and Support Organization, Caregivers Action Centre, Durham Region Migrant Solidarity Network, FCJ Refugee House, Fuerza Puwersa, GABRIELA Ontario, IAVGO Community Legal Clinic, Income Security Advocacy Centre, Justice for Migrant Workers, Migrante Ontario, No One Is Illegal — Toronto, Northumberland Community Legal Centre, OCASI — Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, OHIP For All, PCLS Community Legal Clinic, SALCO Community Legal Clinic, Students Against Migrant Exploitation, Social Planning Toronto, UFCW, UNIFOR, Workers Action Centre and Workers United.
Nine Jamaican migrant workers, including Williams and Clarke, were riding in their employer's van on Aug. 9, 2012 when an oncoming car caused the van driver to swerve and lose control, sending the van rolling.
Public interest work can be in any number of practice areas including: Administrative law, AIDS / HIV, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Animal Rights, Appellate, Arts, Bankruptcy, Children / Youth, Civil Rights / Civil Liberties, Community Economic Development, Constitutional, Consumer Law, Criminal Law, Death Penalty, Prisoners» Rights, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Environmental / Energy, Family Law, Gay / Lesbian Rights, Health / Medical, Homeless / Housing Law, Immigration, International Human Rights, Legislative, Litigation, Migrant Workers, Municipal Law, Native Americans, Public Benefits, Tax, Women.
Fred has also won substantial awards and settlements for attorneys attacked or arrested by police for trying to represent clients, including an attorney who was severely beaten by sheriff's deputies upon coming to the jail to speak to migrant workers arrested while protesting working conditions.
These include migrants who immigrate or seek to continue to reside in Canada under the humanitarian stream (mainly refugee and humanitarian & compassionate (H&C) claimants); certain sponsored family members who immigrate to Canada under the family reunification stream of immigration; and certain migrants who enter Canada under the economic stream of migration, in particular, those who enter as temporary foreign workers (TFW).
The amendment is aimed at helping protect workers in precarious groups, such as migrant workers, including agricultural workers and live - in caregivers.
Temporary foreign workers who are migrant workers, especially those employed in caregiving positions, have reported experiencing a wide range of abuse, including verbal, physical and sexual abuse.
Now is the time for many of us to insist that migrant workers in Ontario must be included in all labour laws, and must be protected from reprisals and recruiter fees.
This Canada - wide study focuses on access to settlement and support services for migrant workers in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (including Caregivers) and the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.
In the mid 1980s, while in private practice, he successfully litigated a major pro bono case in defense of funding for national support centers, which served as a resource to attorneys representing at - risk and underserved clients, including older Americans, Native Americans, immigrants and migrant workers.
Included in this group are migrant worker assistance organizations, immigrant services, farm workers, and domestic workers organizations, labour and human rights lawyers, unions, labour and social policy researchers, university professors, employment and labour relations specialists, child and youth welfare advocates, and legal aid societies.
Companies that employ these migrant workers range from Chuck E. Cheese's to Kimberly - Clark, among many other companies including a global provider of call center solutions.
The UK has followed that example by restricting opportunities for non-EU migrants to find work in the UK, while remaining powerless to restrict EU migration which includes large numbers of unskilled workers.
The program also provides job preparation and placement assistance (including workshops on job - seeking skills, resume writing, interviewing, and Internet job - search) to job seekers at WorkForce Centers throughout Minnesota, with special efforts made to serve unemployment insurance applicants, veterans, migrant and seasonal farm workers, and new entrants in the labor market.
The Commission strongly recommends the development of multicultural policy, based on extensive community consultation, and a broad definition of multicultural communityí to include people from refugee backgrounds, newly arrived migrants, international students, temporary and seasonal migrant workers, and established ethnic communities.
Head Start programs serve diverse children and families including American Indian and Alaska Native communities, migrant and seasonal workers, immigrants, refugees, and more; efforts to understand these programs should be as inclusive as possible of the breadth of communities and families served across the United States.
Recommendation 42: That the Australian Government routinely provide targeted information about the rights of migrant workers, including options to lodge complaints and seek remedy without intimidation.
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