From the Philippines to Quebec: The International Struggle against Precarious Labour and for Decent Work

Since 1989, under the amended Labour Code, labour contractualization has become rampant among business and industrial enterprises in the country. In Quebec, thousands of non-status migrants, refugee claimants, and racialized new immigrants turn to temporary placement agencies where work is readily available. Unfortunately, they experience low wages, little to no benefits, very few protections and no job security.

Join us for a panel discussion aiming to situate the current struggle against precarious labour in the Philippines and Quebec, which will follow a mini-documentary on labour contractualization in the Philippines, panelists will discuss the struggle against precarious work.

Panelists:

- Professor Adelle Blackett - a former official of the ILO in Geneva, director of the Labour Law and Development Research Laboratory.
- Joey Calugay - a community organizer from Centre for Philippines Concerns and Immigrant Workers Centre.
- Viviana Carol - a former temporary agency worker and now a community organizer of Temporary Agency Workers Association.

This event is organized by the Human Rights Working Group [Immigration Portfolio] student club, with the support of Anakbayan Montreal, Kasama McGill, Radlaw, QPIRG McGill, and the Temporary Agency Workers Association.