Media Advisory - Toronto Protest Targets Conservative Minister Joe Oliver

Activists Demand Real Change to Temporary Foreign Worker Program

TORONTO, June 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Labour, community and immigrants' rights activists will converge on Conservative MP Joe Oliver's office Monday to demand an end to the Harper government's low-wage economic strategy and abuse of temporary foreign workers.

"The Conservatives say they're reforming their wage-suppressing Temporary Foreign Worker Program, but with the public sector being gutted, there will be no real oversight," said Ken Neumann, Canadian director of the United Steelworkers (USW).

"The Harper government has abandoned its responsibility to protect Canadians and ensure that highly vulnerable workers from abroad are not exploited," Neumann said.

WHAT:	Protest against Harper government's low-wage economic strategy and
	abuse of temporary foreign workers.
WHERE:	Office of Conservative MP Joe Oliver
	511 Lawrence Ave. W. (Bathurst and Lawrence)
	Toronto
WHEN:	Monday, June 10^th,2013
	12:00 noon
WHO:	Labour, community and immigrants' rights activists

Monday's demonstration is part of a national campaign, Give Everyone A Chance for Canada's Future, launched by the USW. The campaign aims to raise awareness and mobilize the public around the abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its role in the Harper government's low-wage economic model for Canada.

For more information on the campaign, go to www.everyoneschance.ca.

 

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SOURCE: United Steelworkers (USW)

Ken Neumann, USW National Director for Canada, [phone]
Joe Drexler, USW Strategic Campaigns, 416-544-6009, 416-434-7907, [email protected]
Bob Gallagher, USW Communications, 416-544-5966, [phone], [email protected]