An informational workshop for live-in caregivers and migrant workers will be held in Williams Lake this Saturday.
“There are between 60 and 90 Filipinos alone working in the region as live-in caregivers or temporary foreign workers,” says Sharon Taylor, Welcoming Communities Project Co-ordinator for the lakecity branch of the Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society.
Hosted by the West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association and Welcome BC the workshop will provide free legal advice for live-in caregivers, other migrant workers and anyone who has questions about work permits, legal status in Canada, and employment standards, Taylor says.
The workshop will be held Saturday, March 15 at the Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society centre at Borland and First Avenue starting at 10 a.m.
From 10 a.m. to noon lawyer Ai Li Lim will discuss recent changes to the live-in caregiver program and worker’s legal rights, and provide information about work permits and legal status in Canada.
She will then provide one-on-one support for individuals who have questions about their situation from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association, established in 1986 works mainly with and for live in caregivers, but other migrant workers have found these free legal information sessions very helpful, Taylor says.
Taylor says the legal consultations are free but they would like people to register so they can plan for refreshments.
To register or for more information please contact Taylor by telephone at 778-412-2999 or by e-mail at sharont@imss.ca.