Category: Statement

Once again, Minister Jason Kenney is no Santa Claus to temporary foreign workers in Canada under the LCP

National Statement For immediate release November 28, 2011 Toronto, ON – With the recent announcement by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to slash approvals of over 7,000 permanent residency applications made through the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP), progressive Filipino Canadians firmly maintain that under the Conservative government’s policy-imposed age of austerity for all working-class Canadians, no… Read More Once again, Minister Jason Kenney is no Santa Claus to temporary foreign workers in Canada under the LCP

Magkaisa Centre

Standing strong in exposing Canada’s neoliberal agenda as Occupy Toronto movement marches on

Toronto, ON – Members of the Magkaisa Centre marched with over 2,000 people at the Occupy Toronto rally on October 15, 2011 as a show of solidarity and support with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York. Initiated in that city over a month ago, “Occupy” is now a growing global movement spanning across… Read More Standing strong in exposing Canada’s neoliberal agenda as Occupy Toronto movement marches on

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National women’s organization congratulates the Philippine Women Centre of B.C

To the Philippine Women Centre of B.C., The National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC) sends our warmest and most militant greetings of congratulations to the Philippine Women Centre of B.C., and its newly-elected Board of Directors at its recently-held Annual General Meeting. For over 20 years of Filipino Canadian women’s organizing, the PWC… Read More National women’s organization congratulates the Philippine Women Centre of B.C

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

Nurturing ‘the soul of our city’ by cultivating the path towards our genuine settlement and integration

National Statement For immediate release October 18, 2011 With the Philippines now rising as Toronto’s No. 1 source of immigrants, as recently reported in the National Post’s “Ten ways to nurture ‘the soul of our city,’” the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) recognizes the significance of this number beyond sheer quantitative measure – that… Read More Nurturing ‘the soul of our city’ by cultivating the path towards our genuine settlement and integration

Magkaisa Centre

Progressive Filipino Canadian women once again denounce the Live-in Caregiver Program

Progressive Filipino Canadian women once again denounce the Live-in Caregiver Program PWC-ON supports caregivers’ wage theft campaign Toronto, ON – June 2, 2011 – The Philippine Women Centre of Ontario (PWC-ON) offers its support to Vivian de Jesus and Lilliane Namukasa’s struggles as overworked and underpaid workers under the modern-day slavery Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP).… Read More Progressive Filipino Canadian women once again denounce the Live-in Caregiver Program

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

International Workers Day Statement

International Workers Day Statement Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians National Statement May 3, 2011 The Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) greets International Worker’s Day with heightened militancy and marks the day as a significant time to reclaim and advance the struggles of the working class all over the world. Initially wrought 125 years ago,… Read More International Workers Day Statement

SIKLAB Ontario

Progressive Filipino Canadians call on all Canadians to make their vote count towards genuine democracy

Progressive Filipino Canadians call on all Canadians to make their vote count towards genuine democracy Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians National Statement April 28, 2011 The Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) encourages all working class Canadians, before stepping into the voting booth on May 2nd, to cast aside the talking heads on television and… Read More Progressive Filipino Canadians call on all Canadians to make their vote count towards genuine democracy

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

Progressive Filipino Canadian workers’ group opposes the criminalization of temporary foreign workers

“Three Amigos” amongst latest round of temporary foreign workers criminalized by neoliberal immigration policies National Statement SIKLAB-Canada March 29, 2011 Toronto ON—SIKLAB-Canada, a national formation of progressive Filipino Canadian workers organizations, demands Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to cease the Three Amigos’ deportation order and to grant their right to remain in Canada. Dubbed as… Read More Progressive Filipino Canadian workers’ group opposes the criminalization of temporary foreign workers

SIKLAB Ontario

Unraveling the hypocrisy of Canada’s family reunification program

Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians National Statement March 3, 2011 The Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC), a national alliance of Filipino Canadian workers, women and youth organizations, is not surprised with the announcement on the increase in immigrant visas approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in 2010, numbering 280,636, as well as with… Read More Unraveling the hypocrisy of Canada’s family reunification program

SIKLAB Ontario

Toronto Sun nanny article recycles and reinforces anti-immigrant sentiments

Toronto Sun nanny article recycles and reinforces anti-immigrant sentiments National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC) National Statement January 26, 2011 On January 19th, 2010, a Toronto Sun article titled “Nannies abusing sponsorship programs” promoted anti-immigrant and racist sentiments that inconsiderately fail to see the ongoing marginalization and underdevelopment of thousands of Filipino women… Read More Toronto Sun nanny article recycles and reinforces anti-immigrant sentiments

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario