Migrant workers in Brampton demand status, as protest camp approaches one month mark

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International student graduates have been camping outdoors to bring attention to their dire situation. Desmond Cole reports for Yes Everything!

ONE MONTH RALLY on Saturday September 28: https://www.instagram.com/p/DASSTQFxJLB/

NAUJAWAN SUPPORT NETWORK on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naujawansupportnetwork/

PETITION: https://www.change.org/p/call-on-the-government-of-canada-to-extend-the-expiring-post-graduation-work-permits

Works/Resources cited in this piece:

Komagata Maru https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/komagata-maru

Komagata Maru Remembrance Day https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/komagata-maru-remembrance-day.aspx

Tired, discouraged immigration protesters still waiting to hear from P.E.I. government https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-immigration-protest-may-30-1.7219108

Expiring federal work permits for thousands of Manitoba newcomers to be extended https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/work-permits-extended-1.7197122

Behind Closed Doors: Exposing Migrant Care Worker Exploitation During COVID-19 https://migrantrights.ca/behindcloseddoors/

Justin Trudeau apologizes in the House for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOdrrhqju4Y

Migrant worker demonstration, June 2024 https://twitter.com/amardeepkaurPhD/status/1804733701432979558