Documentary review: Migrant Dreams
Examining the world of migrant workers
Set mainly in Leamington, Ont.,
Migrant Dreams follows the journey of Nanik as one of the many Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) migrants from Indonesia. Like many immigrants, she has temporarily left her home country to work for a company in Ontario. In the documentary, she is halfway through her two-year contract in working with one of the corporately owned greenhouses.
According to the federal government website, the (TFWP) allows Canadian employers to hire foreign workers “to fill temporary jobs when qualified Canadians are not available.” Many of these workers come from abroad to fill temporary jobs that are not usually desirable for Canadian citizens to take on, such as working in minimum-wage paying greenhouse jobs. There was and still is a lot of controversy about this program. This film takes a deeper look at the program through the lens of migrant workers.
Two Southwestern Ontario politicians with different party affiliations found some common ground on the issues around Canada’s guest worker programs while…
Two Southwestern Ontario politicians with different party affiliations found some common ground on the issues around Canada’s guest worker programs while…
Islanders invited to weigh in on new legislation protecting temporary foreign workers
The Prince Edward Island government is looking for input on a proposed Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, after calls the last few years to create additional protections for TFWs.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 8:00 PM AT | Last Updated: January 23
Employers and recruiters of TFWs may be fined if they are found to be breaking rules, the province says. (CBC)