'Decades of research and advocacy have unequivocally shown that housing conditions for migrant agricultural workers in Canada are inconsistent, substandard, and undignified'
A group of academics is calling on the federal government to ensure that migrant agricultural workers arriving in Canada through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) are provided with adequate housing.
“Decades of research and advocacy have unequivocally shown that housing conditions for migrant agricultural workers (MAWs) in Canada are inconsistent, substandard, and undignified,” say researchers from institutions including the University of British Columbia, Western University, and the University of Toronto.
“To uphold basic labour rights and human rights, the federal government should develop national housing standards for all agricultural workers hired through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.”
One worker from El Salvador describes their accommodation as “a garage.”
“It was dirty. There were spider webs, dust, there were all sorts of things [filth], and a lot of cold came in,” says the worker.
The same worker reports that the water coming through their sink is “black.”
“The conditions for health were not appropriate.”
Source: A National Housing Standard for Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada
According to the report, workers routinely share cramped bunk-bed arrangements, depriving them of privacy and adequate rest.
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