Description: Three migrant farm workers are suing the federal government and their former employer after allegedly being thrown out of the country without explanation.

Source: Globe and Mail

Date: 11/24/2011

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/migrant-workers-sue-ottawa-and-farm-for-breaching-contract-charter-rights/article2248184/

Related links:

• CBC story
• UFCW Canada press release
• The law firm representing the workers, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
• Tigchelaar Berry Farms
• Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program
• Community Legal Services of Niagara South
• Agriculture Workers Alliance
• UFCW Canada

Questions for discussion:

• Summarize the workers’ claim.
• What are some of the challenges this suit might face?
• Summarize the worker/employer arrangement under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.
• Do you think the terms of this program are fair?
• Why or why not?
• Do you think non-Canadians should have rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
• Why or why not?