Migrant farmworkers in B.C. want legal redress for employment rights
In British Columbia, migrant farmworkers, primarily from Mexico and Guatemala, are pursuing legal action against the federal government. They allege that their rights have been violated due to deductions from their pay for employment insurance premiums, which they cannot claim upon the termination of their contracts. The proposed class-action lawsuit, filed in Ontario, argues that the
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