Today marks the 28th anniversary of Migrante International’s (MI) founding congress. MI was founded after the death of Flor Contemplacion, a Filipina domestic worker living in Singapore who was sentenced… Continue reading Migrante International’s 28th Anniversary
Category: OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers)
Int’l Migrants Day: Ending Exploitation
Canada-Philippines Solidarity Organization stands with migrants calling for an end to forced migration and the labour export policy. We demand the Canadian government grant #StatusForAll and we pledge to continually resist discrimination, exploitation, and the imperialist powers that push migrants into unsafe conditions!
Remembering Juana Tejada
Today CPSO remembers the passing of Juana Tejada, the Filipino caregiver who campaigned for overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) and immigrants’ rights in Canada even while waging a fight against cancer,… Continue reading Remembering Juana Tejada
Update – Let Danilo Stay!
Last summer, Danilo De Leon, the chairperson of Migrante Canada, was set to be deported to the Philippines by the government of Canada. This order was stayed for a ‘risk… Continue reading Update – Let Danilo Stay!