The rally is part of the Amnesty for Undocumented Workers Campaign led by the Migrant Workers Centre. ExclusionsNatalie Drolet, executive director of the Migrant Workers Centre, said the measure excludes other front-line workers like grocery store clerks, truckers and care workers. Migrants and undocumented workers play key roles as health-care workers, grocery store clerks, cleaners, care workers, truckers and agricultural workers, Arma said. Demonstrators called for paid sick days and better protections for migrant workers at a rally in Halifax on Labour Day. "The COVID-19 pandemic makes it more difficult and stressful for all the undocumented and migrant workers in Canada,'' she said.

Source: CBC News September 20, 2020 01:07 UTC