After harsh criticism of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the government is taking action to close some of the loopholes in the program that have been abused by employers. April 29, 2013, the government announced that they were scrapping the provision that allowed employers to pay foreign workers as much [...]

Three days after coming to Canada to work on a chicken farm, Juan Ariza was injured in one of Ontario’s worst traffic crashes. On February 6 2012, a passenger van carrying thirteen temporary foreign workers collided with a truck. There were three survivors. Juan Ariza was lucky to walk away [...]

In a previous post, I discussed the challenges faced by the San - an indigenous minority group in Botswana. These challenges include societal discrimination, extreme poverty and the rapid erosion of traditional San culture. In my work, I am always advocating for women to be leaders and decision makers in [...]