Eloina Alberto remembers coming to Canada from Mexico about a decade ago. Although she had applied for a work permit, she was not yet covered by the BC Medical Services Plan. “I was really stressed and I was pregnant,” she said. “I was thinking, ‘If I’m not getting MSP on time, how much will I […]

A new report says Nova Scotia is failing to adequately protect female migrant workers employed on farms and seafood plants in the province.  The report, published by the Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Nova Scotia, reviewed over 40 pieces of existing research and surveyed dozens of workers in the Colchester, Cumberland, and Pictou counties of […]