I just thought that this article was an interesting precedent. Throughout my LAST major we have discussed the rights of workers in Canada, and the jobs they perform while here. Ontario has a huge quantity of these temporary workers. The film, El Contrato documents a group of workers on an Ontario tomato farm and the life they live while here in Canada. It speaks to the isolation they feel from their own country and government, and the very little bargaining power they have in assuring their rights. I was impressed to hear CBC discussing this new case on the radio. Three workers were dismissed and sent back to Mexico without explanation. I'm curious. Were they labor organizing? Demanding better anything? What happened...??? I'll be interested to see what transpires.
Here's the link to the CBC article:
Mexican farm workers file suit against Canada
Migrant workers say they were fired by Ontario farm without explanation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/24/mexico-farm-lawsuit-government.html
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