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We discuss the situation involving the exploitation and striking of Seasonal Agricultural Workers and other temporary foreign workers in Canada and how COVID-19 has made already deplorable conditions even worse for these precarious workers.

Resources and calls to action:

Canadian Council for Refugees - https://ccrweb.ca/en/migrant-workers

Migrant Workers Alliance for Change - https://migrantworkersalliance.org/

Unheeded Warnings Report - https://migrantworkersalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Unheeded-Warnings-COVID19-and-Migrant-Workers.pdf

Letter from Luis Gabriel Flores - https://migrantworkersalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Letter-to-Immigration-Minister-English.pdf

Made in Canada: How the Law Constructs Migrant Workers’ Insecurity (2012) - https://metcalffoundation.com/publication/made-in-canada-how-the-law-constructs-migrant-workers-insecurity/

Exploitation, abuse, health hazards rise for migrant workers during COVID-19, group says - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/migrant-workers-farm-deaths-report-1.5602596

Hotline became lifeline for migrant workers secretly reporting poor conditions on Canadian farms - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/migrant-farm-workers-covid-19-1.5650437

Migrants on Hunger Strike at the Laval Immigration Detention Centre: Act Now in Solidarity- https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/migrants-on-hunger-strike-at-the-laval-immigration-detention-centre-act-now-in-solidarity

Justice for migrant workers: https://instagram.com/HarvestingFreedom https://linktr.ee/J4mw

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