MIGRANTE Canada

Today, on the 22nd anniversary of International Migrants Day, Migrante Canada recognizes the important and essential contributions of migrant workers worldwide to the economies of their host countries in the Global North, including the temporary foreign workers and caregivers in Canada. We also mark this international day to publicly and visibly highlight the abuse and exploitation of migrant workers, including the lack of worker protections, the limited or no access to ess

It has been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started and overseas Filipino workers and their families continue to call for ayuda (immediate aid), free repatriation and assistance for them and their families. As of September 2021, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reported that a total of 1,456,364 Filipinos have been repatriated with 1,169,447 overseas Filipino workers while the rest were returning residents. However, many remain stranded and jobless until today