{"id":3757,"date":"2013-12-14T20:05:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T00:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2014-07-30T13:57:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T17:57:53","slug":"press-release-montreal-area-migrant-justice-organizations-gather-in-support-of-temporary-foreign-workers-on-the-eve-of-international-migrants-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/en\/press-release-montreal-area-migrant-justice-organizations-gather-in-support-of-temporary-foreign-workers-on-the-eve-of-international-migrants-day","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Montreal-area migrant justice organizations gather in support of temporary foreign workers on the eve of International Migrants Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Attention News Editors – For Immediate Release<\/em><\/p>\n

Montreal-area migrant justice organizations gather in support of temporary foreign workers on the eve of International Migrants Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Conference:<\/strong>
\nTuesday, December 17, 2013, 10am<\/strong>
\nat the Immigrant Workers Center<\/strong>
\n4755 Van Horne (at Victoria), #110<\/strong>
\nContact Info: 438-933-7654<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers to include:
\n–\u00a0Noe Arteaga<\/strong>: former agricultural worker in Quebec in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, who is currently pursuing a complaint against his former employer at the Labour Relations Board;
\n–\u00a0Mohamed Ali Ben Dellej<\/strong>: member of the newly formed Temporary Foreign Workers Association (TFWA), an association that works to organize, support, and advocate for the welfare and rights of all migrant workers in Qu\u00e9bec;
\n– as well as\u00a0Mostafa Henaway<\/strong>\u00a0(Immigrant Workers Center),\u00a0Carmelo Monge<\/strong>\u00a0(Mexicans United for Regularization),\u00a0Tanya Rowell Katzemba<\/strong>\u00a0(Dignidad Migrante),\u00a0Rosalind Wong<\/strong>\u00a0(Solidarity Across Borders) and others.<\/p>\n

MONTREAL, December 16, 2013 — On the eve of International Migrants Day this Wednesday, migrant justice advocates are gathering in support of all migrants to Canada, including temporary foreign workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the initiative of Noe Arteaga, a former agricultural worker in Quebec in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, a press conference to denounce the abuses faced by migrant workers will be held this Tuesday, December 17 at 10am. Mr. Arteaga’s own Labor Relations Board complaint against his former employer will be proceeding this Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In the words of Mr. Arteaga: \u201cTemporary migrant workers programs in Canada are a form of modern slavery. They are hyper-exploitive and treat workers as if they’re disposable. I\u2019ve seen first-hand the explotation inherent in these programs, and I’m joining with other workers and allies to publicly denounce the injustices faced by migrant workers\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr. Arteaga will be joined by representatives of allied organizations, including the newly formed Temporary Foreign Workers Association (TFWA).<\/p>\n

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Contact : 438-933-7654<\/div>\n

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Attention News Editors – For Immediate Release Montreal-area migrant justice organizations gather in support of temporary foreign workers on the eve of International Migrants Day Press Conference: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 10am at the Immigrant Workers Center 4755 Van Horne…<\/p>\n

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