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Read the NMWIG blog to stay up-to-date on news, events and information about NMWIG, our members, and Migrant Farm Workers in Niagara.
MWAC is collecting donations for migrant farmworkers affected by Hurricane Beryl. Making history as the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record, Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction that devastated migrant farmworker communities in the Caribbean.
In a significant step towards improving the health and well-being of seasonal agricultural workers, the Welland McMaster Family Health Team (WMFHT) and REACH Niagara, in collaboration with the Niagara Migrant Workers Interest Group, are excited to announce a new initiative that brings essential healthcare services directly to those in need through use of REACH Niagara’s Mobile Health Clinic, powered by TELUS.
The Migrant Workers Support (MWP) Team at the Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre is starting this fundraising campaign for their client, Jose Gilberto May Cauich. Jose is a 53-year-old seasonal farm worker from Mexico, who has been recently diagnosed with End of Stage Heart Failure and Chronic Chagas disease.
May 21, 2023 - Niagara Folk Arts' Migrant Workers Support Team (MWP) is organising Interactive Health Workshop for Hispanic Temporary Foreign Workers.
We would like to invite your agency/business to participate in the 2023 Health Fair for Migrant Workers that will inform workers of your services or provide them with information.
The Niagara Migrant Workers Interest Group (NMWIG), in partnership with Positive Living Niagara, is hosting two Health Fairs for Migrant Workers this June.
On Sunday, June 6 at 7:00 PM you are invited to join us on YouTube for our Virtual Care Fair for Migrant Farm Workers. Domingo 6 de Junio a las 7:00 PM estan invitados a nuestra Feria Virtual de Bienestar para Trabajadores Agricolas Temporales a travez de YouTube.
NMWIG is pleased to announce that we are partnering with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Safety Committee for this years Migrant Workers Summer Festival!
Thank you to all our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers for helping NMWIG make our 10th annual Summer Festival a success!
List of articles about migrant farm workers in Canada from May 2018.
From clothing and household items, to bikes and monetary donations, there are lots of ways you can help support migrant workers in your community.
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