Category: Opinion

US Congress adopts resolution for Bangladesh’s Independence

Toronto, March 19: In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, the United States of America’s Congress has adopted a resolution under the title, H. RES. 239 on March 16, 2021, in its First Session of the 117th Congress, which was submitted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and jointly co-sponsored by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Jimmy Gomez and Gregory W. Meeks.

Temporary farm workers in Canada, at high risk of infection

Field workers in raincoats picking strawberries

The planting season begins and human rights organizations and labour unions warn that new measures by the federal government to attract foreign seasonal agricultural workers for spring planting are not enough to prevent a repeat of the deadly outbreaks of Covid-19 of the last year in farms and food processing plants.

Trabajadores agrícolas temporales en Canadá, en alto riesgo de infección

Field workers in raincoats picking strawberries

La temporada de siembra comienza y las organizaciones de derechos humanos y uniones sindicales advierten que las nuevas medidas del gobierno federal para atraer trabajadores agrícolas temporales extranjeros para la siembra de primavera no son suficientes como para evitar una repetición de los brotes mortales de Covid-19 del año pasado en granjas y plantas procesadoras de alimentos.