Migrant workers

The National Migrant Workers Event, “Empowering Voices: Advocating for Migrant Justice and Reforming the systems” was held in Ottawa on November 24 at the Montgomery Legion. It brought together more than 70 people, amongst them migrant workers, faith-based members, settlement workers, students, CCR member organizations and staff, and community organizers.

On 27 November 2019 the Canadian Council for Refugees hosted a National Forum on Human Trafficking in Ottawa, Ontario, on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg people. The key theme of this year’s forum was protection and justice for trafficked persons

Some 80 people attended the forum, primarily from Ontario but also from Quebec, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island. Participants included anti-trafficking advocates, migrant rights advocates, front-line service providers, academics, and government representatives.

Organizing the event in Canada’s capital provided an important opportunity for policymakers and the NGO sector to meet face-to-face and name how plans and policies actively work to protect or create vulnerabilities to human trafficking.

Read the full report.

We hope this resource supports campaigns to raise awareness about cross-border cases of human trafficking in Canada.

Download them here.

Please download the versions you need to raise awareness on migrant worker exploitation and human trafficking in Canada:

DOWNLOAD THE FORCED LABOUR INFOGRAPHIC IN JPEG FORMAT

DOWNLOAD THE FORCED LABOUR INFOGRAPHIC (WITH CLICKABLE LINKS) IN PDF FORMAT

DOWNLOAD THE FORCED LABOUR BOOKLET IN PDF FORMAT

DOWNLOAD THE FORCED LABOUR BACKGROUNDER (MEDIA)

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