MONTREAL, December 12, 2020: The coalition against Precarious Work invites media to an online press conference. Workers will present their misgivings about current policies and demands related to workplace health and safety and immigration policy.
Online Press Conference: 11 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2020
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sfuCtqDkjHNQ1udMxnibXZbocmT_WIaeF
Campaign Launch event: 6 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2020à
Register for the Zoom event here: https://bit.ly/2VVyeIk
Removing snow from truck trailers is dangerous work without proper safety equipment. Yet long haul Filipino truck driver Benito Supan who came to Quebec on a closed work permit was forced to do so for minimum wage. If he refused, his employer took advantage of his inability to look for work elsewhere and cut his hours in punishment.
“Having less hours at minimum wage is hard to accept, it would have made it impossible for me to eat and pay my bills,” the trucker Premier Francois Legault called a hero for his essential work during the pandemic explained.
But despite the performative thanks Legault has given to essential workers like Supan, his administration did not provide adequate health and safety protections. In addition, the recent reform of the immigration policy excluded workers with this job from accessing permanent residence through the Quebec Experience Program.
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