Migrant workers and supporters in Sudbury, Ont., and other Canadian cities will gather on Saturday to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The Status for All rallies for migrants, refugees and international students are slated to also be held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton and Niagara Falls, Ont., and will highlight personal stories about injustice and discrimination while living in Canada.
Migrant workers can be hired under the federal Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), which was established in 1966. Temporary foreign workers can also be hired under the agricultural stream of a federal immigration pilot project for occupations requiring lower levels of formal training.
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