On November 16, partners, advocates, and migrant workers came together in Winnipeg for the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) Precarious and Exploited Migrant Committee Forum: Voices of Resistance: Shaping the Future of Migrant Work.

We spoke about the urgent harms that can be created by Bill C-12, the impact of tied/closed work permits, the rise in deportations and workplace exploitation, barriers to healthcare and legal protection, and the growing fear caused by regressive immigration policies.

Together, we highlighted migrant workers’ crucial contributions, challenged anti-migrant narratives, and built strategies for real change—stronger rights, open work permits, permanent residency pathways, and collective action.

Thank you to our incredible partners:

Canadian Council for Refugees • RHFW/DTMF (Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers ) • Migrante Manitoba • Regional Connections • Neepawa Settlement Services • Legal Assistance of Windsor • Calgary Catholic Immigration Society • Catholic Social Services • Mary Ward Centre

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