From left, Tzazna Miranda Leal, Gabriel Allahdua, Evelyn Encalada Grez, members of Justicia for Migrant Workers; Carlous Burrell, who stars in the film; and director Min Sook Lee stand with protest signs after the screening of the documentary, Migrant Dreams. Melissa Renwick / Toronto Star ) Order this photo Min Sook Lee directed the documentary Migrant Dreams, which chronicles the dark side of Canada's temporary foreign workers program. Melissa Renwick / Toronto Star ) Order this photoAs symbols go, the schedule of the “Harvesting Freedom Caravan” that hit Toronto on Sunday could hardly have been better designed. Activists campaigning for an end to exploitation of migrant workers in Canada set out on Labour Day weekend from the Ontario town of Leamington, home to the largest concentration of agricultural greenhouses in North America. And in the afternoon, at Ryerson University, leaders attended a screening of director Min Sook Lee’s jarring documentary Migrant Dreams.

Source: thestar September 25, 2016 22:52 UTC