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Its sponsors and attendees have wreaked havoc across the world - from the Colombian Amazon to the Arctic. No podemos minar nuestra salida de la crisis climática! Manifestación para interrumpir PDAC 2022: El 13 de junio, se unieron líderes de comunidades impactadas por la minería con voces locales para tomar la calle de Front en Toronto y confrontar la convención de minería más grande del mundo. Sus patrocinadores y los asistentes han causado estragos en todo el mundo – desde la región amazónica colombiana hasta el Ártico. #greenwashing #PDAC2022Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh7MWCcvXA8&t=1s&ab_channel=MiningInjusticehttps://uppingtheanti.org/blog/entry/making-sense-of-the-protests-in-cubaIn the last few weeks, Cubans have poured out into the streets in relatively large numbers denouncing scarce access to food, medicine, and other necessities in the country. While turnout was perhaps small compared to mass demonstrations in other Latin American countries, it was nonetheless significant for a country where protest is effectively illegal and unsanctioned demonstrations are rare. While many protesters have been critical of the government’s handling of the country’s economic crisis, other Cubans organized demonstrations in support of the state administration, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and in support of the Cuban Revolution more broadly.Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://uppingtheanti.org/blog/entry/making-sense-of-the-protests-in-cubahttps://aplanetainfo.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/filipinas-por-que-canada-esta-en-el-centro-de-las-atrocidades-mineras-mundiales/«Nací y viví más de la mitad de mi vida en Lepanto, donde se encuentra la mina Lepanto Consolidated», dijo Chandu Claver, defensor de la tierra indígena, en una presentación grabada para los asistentes al lanzamiento virtual el 19 de abril de la Coalición Internacional por los Derechos Humanos en Filipinas – capítulo de Toronto (ICHRP-Toronto). Según Claver, la empresa minera filipina Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corporation ha trabajado estrechamente con la empresa canadiense Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://aplanetainfo.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/filipinas-por-que-canada-esta-en-el-centro-de-las-atrocidades-mineras-mundiales/https://springmag.ca/why-canada-is-at-the-centre-of-global-mining-atrocities“I was born and lived more than half my life in Lepanto, the location of the Lepanto Consolidated mine,” said Chandu Claver, an Indigenous land defender. According to Claver, the Filipino mining company Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corporation has worked closely with the Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. over the past 20 years — and the environmental impact of their operations have been devastating.Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://springmag.ca/why-canada-is-at-the-centre-of-global-mining-atrocitieshttps://ricochet.media/en/3264/ontario-court-ruling-highlights-need-for-improved-migrant-worker-housingIn a decision recognizing migrant farm workers as “exceptionally vulnerable” and a priority population, the Ontario divisional court has restored an order that caps the number of migrant farm workers isolating in a bunkhouse at three people during the 14-day quarantine period required of all travellers arriving in Canada. Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Haldimand-Norfolk medical officer of health, issued the order on March 24 to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in Haldimand and Norfolk counties, where approximately 200 migrant farm workers have tested positive for COVID-19 to date and one worker, Juan López Chaparro, has died. Across Ontario, over 1,200 agricultural workers have contracted the virus and at least three, all from Mexico, have died from it.Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://ricochet.media/en/3264/ontario-court-ruling-highlights-need-for-improved-migrant-worker-housinghttps://www.hsabc.org/news/100-years-ago-world-surrounding-winnipeg-general-strike-19192019 marks the 100th year anniversary off the Winnipeg General Strike, when 35,000 unionized and non-unionized workers in Winnipeg walked off the job in support of striking building and metal workers. Beginning May 15, 1919, and lasting over six weeks, the Winnipeg General Strike is a landmark historical event recognized for its expressions of working class solidarity across the city’s industrial sectors, with thousands of workers from other provinces, including British Columbia, mobilizing inMon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.hsabc.org/news/100-years-ago-world-surrounding-winnipeg-general-strike-1919https://www.hsabc.org/news/healthcare-access-all-network-health-care-professionals-delivers-care-people-precarious-statusIngrid Mendez and her partner didn’t come here from Guatemala because they thought Canada was a beautiful country. “I’m not saying it’s not,” she explained. “No, we’re here because we were forced to leave. We came here because w e needed to save our lives and those of our families.” Now Mendez works actively to support migrant communities who are struggling to access basic services in BC. She serves as the executive director of Watari Counselling and Support Services in Vancouver and is an actSat, 14 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.hsabc.org/news/healthcare-access-all-network-health-care-professionals-delivers-care-people-precarious-statushttps://www.hsabc.org/news/healthcare-access-all-network-health-care-professionals-delivers-care-people-precarious-statusIngrid Mendez and her partner didn’t come here from Guatemala because they thought Canada was a beautiful country. “I’m not saying it’s not,” she explained. “No, we’re here because we were forced to leave. We came here because w e needed to save our lives and those of our families.” Now Mendez works actively to support migrant communities who are struggling to access basic services in BC. She serves as the executive director of Watari Counselling and Support Services in Vancouver and is an active member of Sanctuary Health.Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.hsabc.org/news/healthcare-access-all-network-health-care-professionals-delivers-care-people-precarious-statushttps://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-cost-of-a-t-shirt“Empleo si, pero con dignidad!”The chant comes from a group of about 40 women in Choloma, Honduras, who have assembled outside the offices of Delta Apparel, a multinational garment company. Calling for “jobs, but with dignity,” they are demanding that the company reinstate three workers who were fired. The workers say the firings are illegal and discriminatory because they suffered from workplace injuries. The sun is hot and a man stands beside the rally selling bags of water. The women pass a megaphone around and take turnsTue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/the-cost-of-a-t-shirthttps://ricochet.media/en/3653/our-extradition-system-is-broken-and-hassan-diab-is-paying-with-his-lifeAn Ottawa professor caught in a 13-year legal battle that saw him under house arrest and then in a French prison now faces the possibility of a second extradition to France, despite recognition from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that “what happened to him never should have happened.” Today France’s Supreme Court ordered that Hassan Diab must stand trial for the 1980 bombing of the rue Copernic synagogue in France, going against four anti-terrorism judges and even the country’s Advocate General, who had argued for Diab’s release given the insufficient evidence in the case.Sun, 19 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://ricochet.media/en/3653/our-extradition-system-is-broken-and-hassan-diab-is-paying-with-his-lifehttps://www.hsabc.org/news/domestic-violence-and-workplace-safety-why-policy-change-neededWhen we talk about health and safety in the workplace, domestic violence issues rarely enter the discussion. Yet for someone who has been awake most of the night from duress, their ability to manage workplace risks and hazards can become a serious issue. “For those people that might be in a workplace driving company vehicles, working on a drilling rig, or doing iron work, you need to have your wits about you,” says Tracy Porteous, Executive Director of Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC).Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.hsabc.org/news/domestic-violence-and-workplace-safety-why-policy-change-neededhttps://samponting.bandcamp.com/album/new-rootsIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Thank you for supporting me!Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://samponting.bandcamp.com/album/new-rootshttps://samponting.bandcamp.com/album/new-rootsIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Thank you for supporting me!Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://samponting.bandcamp.com/album/new-rootshttps://www.rankandfile.ca/feds-tfw-review-laced-with-failures-process-erases-the-facts/Like many others, Jhing came to Canada from the Philippines to work. She came after paying for her own flight, and she expected stable employment through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers’ Program as a live-in caregiver. She was overcharged by recruiters. After being placed with an employer, her salary was withheld. When she challenged one prospective employer, they told her she wasn’t needed anymore. Like countless others, Jhing has been exploited by a broken system. Without work and a place to stay, migrant justice organization Migrante BC offered Jhing a home. Although she now has a new employer, she speaks of what must change so no one else faces what she has.Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rankandfile.ca/feds-tfw-review-laced-with-failures-process-erases-the-facts/https://www.rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/interveiwjessicaberniefinal.mp3spoke with Jessica about the broad challenges faced by injured workers and other workers with disabilities.Fri, 04 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/interveiwjessicaberniefinal.mp3https://www.rankandfile.ca/charting-corporate-connections-in-the-new-liberal-cabinet/Last week, there was widespread swooning over the newly appointed Trudeau cabinet, an amount of public adoration rather unsettling for those of us that remember the ugly days past of Liberal austerity. In addition to Liberal supporters, many progressives applauded Trudeau for appointing a diverse cabinet and practicing gender parity. While straight from the handbook of NDP Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, the gender parity move got Trudeau much public attention and praise. Trudeau is well positioFri, 13 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rankandfile.ca/charting-corporate-connections-in-the-new-liberal-cabinet/http://rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/InterviewwithRosalindav2.mp3The Philippines’ largest public sector union, the Confederation for the Unity, Recognition, and Advancement of Government Employees, aptly acronymized COURAGE, is knee-deep in the fight against water privatization and increased electricity and transportation costs.Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000http://rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/InterviewwithRosalindav2.mp3https://www.rankandfile.ca/stories-of-sexism-in-the-workplace/A workplace can become so toxic for a woman, and other genders that commonly face violence and discrimination, that the easiest escape is often to quit the job. I spoke with a friend last week who was complaining about how all her male co-workers belittle her and don’t value her opinions. When she raised concerns with her editor-in-chief, he completely dismissed her. She is contemplating quitting because she doesn’t see any other avenues for recourse. This can mean taking a pay cut and spending numerous unpaid hours searching for alternative work. It can mean sacrificing an important job experience. Sexism permeates our workplaces and holds people back, constantly.Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rankandfile.ca/stories-of-sexism-in-the-workplace/https://www.rankandfile.ca/the-wsibs-austerity-agenda-deporting-injured-migrant-workers/On Dec. 3, a group of injured workers and their allies gathered in front of the Ontario Ministry of Labour on University Avenue in Toronto to demand action on medical coverage for injured workers. The workers handed out band aids to passing pedestrians to garner attention. “Unfortunately there were no migrant workers there today because a lot of them have been repatriated,” says Jessica Ponting, a community legal worker with the Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario.Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rankandfile.ca/the-wsibs-austerity-agenda-deporting-injured-migrant-workers/