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Campaigning for immigrant worker justice.
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Canadian Dimension
- Article date:
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Hanley, Jill; Henaway, Mostafa; Shragge, Eric
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SINCE ITS FOUNDING in 2000, the Immigrant Workers' Centre (IWC) has both initiated and supported a number of campaigns to improve the conditions of migrant workers. Often these campaigns are launched in response to problems that workers bring to the centre. The campaigns we discuss below developed from individual situations that have wider policy implications. The campaigns are "CSST for Domestic Workers" (Commission de la sante et de la securite du travail, or Workers' Compensation), "Eliminating the Delai de carence" (the three-month delay before immigrants and temporary workers are covered by Quebec Medicare) and Justice for L'Amours Workers.
CSST for Domestic Workers