Agripina worked 12 hours a day and many weekends looking after 2 young kids in a busy household only to face unpaid wages. But she fought back. Agripina not only… contine reading
Migrant Workers
Migrant workers face 15% wage cut
A controversial new policy by the federal government will allow employers to pay 15 per cent less to migrant workers than to Canadians. The Workers’ Action Centre participated in country-wide… contine reading
Nannies waiting longer for open-work permits in Canada
In a May 21, 2012 Toronto Star article, Kay Manuel of the Caregivers Action Centre reported on the growing number of calls from nannies complaining wait times for the open permit… contine reading
Remembering the Struggles of Migrant Workers – Vigil
On December 18, 2011, migrant and their allies around the world came together on factory floors, in farm fields, in hotels and construction sites, and on the streets to commemorate… contine reading
Two Live-in Caregivers owed over $350,000 in unpaid wages and wrongful dismissal
Viviane and Lilliane fight back! Vivian worked 24 hours a day, 6 days a week caring for her elderly employer with medical problems and her two adult children with special… contine reading
Bill 210 provides protections for caregivers
Bill 210 “Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-in Caregivers and Others)”comes into effect today. The protections under Bill 210 will: Ban fees being charged directly or indirectly by recruiters… contine reading