Jamaican Liaison Service Fetes Farmworkers in Canada

Jamaican Liaison Service Fetes Farmworkers in Canada

The Jamaican Liaison Service (JLS) in Canada is hosting a series of social events to honor farm workers and their employers across all provinces. The planned activities include fun days, domino tournaments, cookouts, barbecues, and football competitions, celebrating...
Canada Farm Work Findings and Analysis

Canada Farm Work Findings and Analysis

Reports of misconduct and ill-treatment of Jamaican farm workers in Canada, prompted a probe by the Jamaican government, which assembled a fact-finding team to Canada, to investigate those claims. Chair of the fact-finding mission that went to Canada, Trade Unionist...
Concerns Linger for Jamaican Farmworkers in Canada

Concerns Linger for Jamaican Farmworkers in Canada

Concerns relating to the conditions Jamaican farm workers have endured while in Canada still linger, despite a recent fact finding mission headed by Trade Unionist Helene Davis Whyte. In August a Jamaican migrant worker from Mandeville became the 6th national to die...