SUPPORT DTMF’S ESSENTIAL WORK

Urgent fundraising campaign to finance RHWF’s strategic litigation

Measures like employer(s)-specific work permits are associated with a radical power imbalance in favour of employers, leading to the widespread violation of rights of individuals employed under foreign worker status in Canada – notably within the domestic work and agricultural sectors.

Despite overwhelming evidence that employer-tying measures restrict workers’ capacity to resign and generally exercise rights – including fundamental ones, the Canadian government refuses to end them and, in particular, to replace employer-tying work authorizations with open ones.

It is time to bring this issue to the courts. RHFW is currently preparing a constitutional challenge to put an end to employer-tying policies.

To launch the association’s litigation project, which is of historical and global significance, we have been granted initial funds under the Court Challenge Program administered by the University of Ottawa. However, to access in 2023 these CCP funds ($200 000 are available for trial costs), we must secure in private (bridge) funding at least $147,000, before March, 31 2023.

For more information on DTMF’s END MIGRANT WORKER UNFREEDOM strategic litigation project, see 30-min presentation or contact us at info@dtmf-rhfw.org:

A. CREDIT CARD: PAYPAL

B. WIRE TRANSFERS:

admin@dtmf-rhfw.org answer: endunfreedom

C. CHECKs:

Name: Association pour les Droits des Travailleuses.rs de Maison et de Ferme

PRECISIONS:

• RHFW is a non-profit organization registered in Québec (charity status recognition procedure launched in Nov 2022 – likely completed by June 2023)

• 100% of the funds donated will be used to further RHFW’s mission: to defend the fundamental rights of household and farm workers in Quebec and Canada, particularly when employed under precarious immigration status

• RHFW’s priority project is a constitutional challenge of the federal employer-tying authority;

• Donations can be anonymous, public, or publicized, according to the preference of each funder.