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Temporary Foreign Workers Project Update
March, 2012 - Cooper Institute continues its work with Temporary Foreign Workers in PEI
Posted: Thursday 15th March 2012 09:52
Since the fall of 2010 Cooper Institute has been working to build knowledge about the growing numbers of temporary foreign workers (TFW’s) in PEI. There were 297 TFW’s in PEI in 2007, and this number continues to rise steadily, reaching 825 in 2011. As this is a federal program with very little provincial administration, there was a clear need for a community-based knowledge-building project to determine the on-the ground reality of these workers in PEI.
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A project aimed at better understanding the situation of temporary foreign workers
Posted: Thursday 18th August 2011 13:05 (Updated: Thursday 15th March 2012 09:45)
Cooper Institute has recently started work on a project to learn more about the issues surrounding temporary foreign workers in PEI. At this stage we are conducting research by interviewing workers, co-workers, community members, employers, and agencies. We will produce a report, and hold interactive community workshops on the subject. Finally, we will produce a series of policy recommendations. The project is based on our values of cultural diversity, food sovereignty, and labour justice, for both workers, and farmers. Farmers are one of the main employers of migrant workers in PEI, and farmers need to be part of the conversation to find ways to make fair and sustainable regulations around hiring and retaining foreign workers. We’d like to thank the NFU and Reg Phelan for the interest and involvement in this project, and the Campbell Webster Foundation for their financial support.
Read MoreCanadian Fact-Finding Delegation Reports on Post-Earthquake Haiti
Canadian delegation to Haiti reports back
Posted: Friday 7th October 2011 13:20
Three Canadians conducted a ten-day fact-finding and solidarity mission to Haiti from June 20 to 30. The delegation, organized by Haiti Solidarity BC, the Vancouver affiliate of the Canada Haiti Action Network, traveled throughout the earthquake zone, including Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel.
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Cooper Institute is an education and community development centre in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The main program areas of our organization are livable income for all, food sovereignty and cultural diversity and inclusion.
Within these programs, we conduct research and popular education projects on provincial, national, and international level.
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