Apuntar Legal Services

TORONTO — In the same month as International Migrants Day, 17 Filipino migrant workers in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, working as mechanics for 4Tracks Ltd. under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program, were unjustly terminated just a month after coming to Canada.

The workers lamented the working conditions they endured under their employer, including working full shifts in harsh winter conditions without proper winter coats, boots, or gloves, as well as handling heavy equipment and welding tools without adequate safety training or proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Following collective action and mobilization, the workers have since been reinstated, even if the fight still continues.