The Niagara Regional Labour Council is hosting a pair of rallies to call on the government to change the immigration system for low-waged migrant workers.
The Council says workers are afraid to speak up about poor working and living conditions for fear of losing their jobs and being sent back home where they may be unable to provide for their families.
Officials are asking the federal government to change the clause in work permits tying migrant workers to only one employer and to change the immigration system to allow all migrant workers and undocumented workers in Canada to have landed status.
As part of the push, the Migrant Rights Network, $15 and Fairness, and the Ontario Federation of Labour will be hosting an emergency caravan tomorrow starting in Beamsville.
Participants are asked to meet at the Pioneer Plaza on Ontario Street at 11:30 a.m. and then travel to a rally at MP Chris Bittle's St. Catharines office at 1:30 p.m.
The organizations will also hold a digital rally on Sunday at noon.
It will be broadcast on MigrantRights.ca/June2020