by Ashley Peyrard | Jul 23, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: “Reuniting Families.” Throughout the years, Valentine showed leadership and made Canada his home. He took pride in his day-to-day tasks...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jul 9, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: “For my son.” Meet Kevin: His son has sickle cell anemia which requires costly medication monthly and travel to far towns to receive the...
by Ashley Peyrard | May 28, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
We have just published the “More than than a Partnership” video in our awareness campaign in celebration of international farm workers. When you have workers returning year after year, the partnerships reach beyond just the day to day operations of the...
by Ashley Peyrard | May 15, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
Felena’s a single mom from Trinidad and Tobago, with a son and daughter aged 13 and 10. Back home, she lives with her mom, with her siblings close by. Everyone depends on her and the salary she makes as an international farm worker. She calls it her “bread and...
by Ashley Peyrard | May 1, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
Shervin, a Jamaican native, has been coming to Canada since 2009. He and others like him make the long trip to prune, manage and harvest Canadian fruit and vegetable crops for Canadian farmers. He says this opportunity is a life-changer for a lot of people and he...
by Ashley Peyrard | Apr 25, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
When Joseph Hackett first came to Canada as an international farm worker in 2004, he only intended it as a one-time job. But owner Charles Stevens and his family at Wilmot Orchards made him feel so much at home that he has been coming back every year since. In fact,...
