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Canada Seeks Seat On UN Human Rights Council

Canada Seeks Seat On UN Human Rights Council

According to the minister of foreign affairs, environmental justice and gender equality are top priorities. On Tuesday, Canada announced that it would run for a position on the UN Human Rights Council and support a

Concerns over safety of Asylum Seekers in Canada rise, HRW questions putting them in provincial jails

Concerns over safety of Asylum Seekers in Canada rise, HRW questions putting them in provincial jails

Canada - Human Rights groups are highlighting the mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Canada after it was found out that they were being detained in provincial jails after an agreement between the federal

Canadian Meat Production Workers Up-And-Arms Against Exploitative Working Conditions

Canadian Meat Production Workers Up-And-Arms Against Exploitative Working Conditions

Canada - Canada’s meatpacking workers are facing dangerous working conditions. There have been repeated strikes in recent months at Olymel and Exceldor slaughterhouses in Quebec. These strikes have shown the dissatisfaction amongst workers. There have

Ontario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant Workers

Ontario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant Workers

Ontario, Canada - Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) in Canada has filed charges against a Norfolk County farm in connection with an outbreak in the spring of 2020 that saw a man from Mexico contracting

Malaysian PPE Makers Exploited Migrant Labour Force

Malaysian PPE Makers Exploited Migrant Labour Force

Workers in Malaysia may have been infected due to negligence in personal hygiene protocols in a PPE factory, hidden camera footage has confirmed.  An assembly line of migrant workers works to package these articles to

Another Pakistani activist found dead in Toronto

Another Pakistani activist found dead in Toronto

Missing last Sunday, the well-known Pakistani activist Karima Baloch was found dead in Toronto, in Canada, where she was living in exile for five years. Thirty-seven years old, from the Baluchistan region, Miss Baloch was

Aberrant situation of migrant workers in Canada

Aberrant situation of migrant workers in Canada

Kathleen Turkington published an open letter in the Toronto Star, describing the treatment of migrant workers in Canada as disgusting. The open-ed follows an article published by the Canadian newspaper regarding the plight of 400

Hundreds of farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago “trapped” in Canada

Hundreds of farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago “trapped” in Canada

Hundreds of migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago are stuck in Haldimand and Norfolk, in Canada, and can't go back home because of the coronavirus health emergency, CBC reported today quoting the area's medical officer

Canada to improve conditions for migrant farm workers

Canada to improve conditions for migrant farm workers

Canadian authorities are working to limit the spread of the coronavirus among migrant farmworkers by rethinking shared services and issuing new preventive measures to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 for the next year's planting

UN adopts resolution condemning rights violations in Iran

UN adopts resolution condemning rights violations in Iran

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) recently welcomed the adoption of the 67th United Nations resolution denouncing the continuous violations of human rights in Iran. As per a statement released over the development,