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Little cheer for Year of the Tiger in China as COVID bites
Lunar New Year is usually welcomed with feasts and big gatherings but the government’s zero-COVID drive has left people with little opportunity to celebrate.
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Refugees, migrant workers left out of Lebanon COVID vaccine drive
The government blames the slow rollout on the limited number of jabs available.
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Ontario farmers protest COVID-19 rules for migrant workers
Farmers in Ontario's Norfolk County held a tractor protest on Tuesday, saying new COVID-19 rules restricting transportation and housing for migrant workers are threatening the 2021 growing season.
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Singapore's Infected Dorms | People and Power
Investigating how the coronavirus spread among Singapore’s migrant workers.
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‘We don’t matter’: Rohingya deprived of vote in Myanmar elections
Thousands of Muslim-majority Rohingya, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh, lament their exclusion from the polls.
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Migrant care workers allege exploitation in survey
In a survey, hundreds of migrant care workers working in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic allege poor working conditions, low pay and abuse at the hands of their employers. Advocates hope the survey can help lobby governments for more...
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Kyrgyzstan election: Politicians promise to fix weak economy
About 800,000 Kyrgyz men and women are forced to work abroad because of the lack of job opportunities in the country.
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COVID-19 testing still low for migrant workers
Only 19 out of the 176 migrant workers on farms in Windsor-Essex County have completed the tests for COVID-19 on-site. Ontario premier Doug Ford and migrant worker advocates are calling for an increase in testing.
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Undocumented migrant workers fall through gaps in COVID-19 response
Ontario has started onsite testing as a way to tackle the COVID-19 outbreaks on farms and in greenhouses in Windsor-Essex County. But the government's measures overlook approximately 2,000 undocumented migrant workers in the area, and...
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Growing calls to improve conditions for migrant farm workers
Advocates for migrant farm workers blame lax safety protocols and poor living conditions for COVID-19 outbreaks and want the federal and provincial government to do more to improve the situation.
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COVID-19 cases surge in Windsor-Essex amid farm worker outbreak
Windsor-Essex, Ont., is dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases — 177 on June 29 alone — as it deals with an outbreak among farm workers.
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Ontario premier gives rousing defence of migrant farmers after reports of racist comments
'If you don't appreciate the migrant workers, you go out into the field when it's 100 degrees,' said Doug Ford.
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Measures to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers criticized
Ontario’s three-stage plan to get COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant farm workers under control is facing criticism for not doing enough to keep those workers safe.
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Hajdu calls out migrant worker conditions 'that would curl your hair'
Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu appeared before senators on the social affairs committee on Friday.
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Third migrant worker dies of COVID-19 in Ontario
A migrant worker at a farm in Ontario is the latest foreign worker in the province to die from COVID-19. The death comes as Mexico announced it will resume sending workers to Canada, after a new safety agreement.
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Mexico may stop sending migrant workers to Canada because of COVID-19 outbreaks
The Mexican government says it may stop sending migrant workers to Canada because of COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Lebanon’s migrant workers abandoned amid economic crisis
Domestic workers abandoned and left homeless as Lebanon's worst-ever economic crisis deepens.
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'We need to do better by migrant workers': PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says migrant workers play a crucial role in Canada's food sectors and the government must do more to protect them.
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Undocumented workers in Ontario fear getting tested for COVID-19
The Ontario towns of Leamington and Kingsville have some of the highest rates of coronavirus infection in Canada, with large outbreaks on farms and at greenhouses. Santiago Escobar of the Agricultural Workers Alliance says undocumented...
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Could Britain run out of essential workers?
Britain's Conservative government is being accused of hypocrisy over its treatment of those working on the COVID-19 frontline. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been joining a weekly 'clap for carers,' while his ministers show their...
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Could UK's stance on free movement leave the country short of essential workers?
Britain's Conservative government is being accused of hypocrisy over its treatment of those working on the COVID-19 frontline. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been joining a weekly 'clap for carers,' while his ministers show their...
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Kingsville, Leamington mayors urge province to reopen communities
Mayors of two Ontario towns stuck in Stage 1 of reopening are urging the provincial government to help them remove restrictions and open up their economies again. The Windsor-Essex region was allowed to reopen last week, except for...
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Thailand lockdown: Jobless and trapped migrant workers in limbo
Thailand's migrant workers face a precarious future as the country emerges from coronavirus restrictions.