TORONTO -- The United Steelworkers (USW) and Migrante Ontario have launched the Independent Workers Association-Home Worker Section.
The first initiative of its kind, the association will offer representation to caregivers who are in Canada under the Live-In Caregivers Program, as well as those who are independent home workers and permanent residents.
Live-in caregivers are currently at the mercy of agencies both in their country of origin and here in Canada. The majority of these home workers are from the Philippines.
The USW is committed to finding ways to defend the interests of marginalized workers who do not have traditional bargaining relationships with employers.
Mostly from new Canadian communities, these workers deserve to have their rights protected.
Migrante-Ontario is a chapter of Migrante International, a global alliance of more than 100 overseas Filipino organizations in 22 countries.
Migrante’s mission is to uphold and defend the rights and welfare of Filipino migrants and their families.
Canada’s most diverse union, the USW represents more than 280,000 men and women working in every sector of Canada’s economy.
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