‘Day without migrants’ shows the need to uphold migrant workers’ rights
Immigrants are essential for Canada’s economy and society, but they are being scapegoated for problems they didn’t cause.
On Wednesday, migrant workers and students across Canada highlighted the crucial role they play in the Canadian economy through the ‘Day Without Migrants’ campaign. Led by the International Migrants’ Alliance of Canada (IMA), protests occurred in eight Canadian cities including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
The ‘Day Without Migrants’ coincided with International Migrants day which was established by the United Nations to recognize contributions of migrants all over the world.
Members of IMA and other migrants are saying they are essential to Canada’s economy and society but recent immigration policy changes indicate the government does not value their contributions.
