Help for the sometimes-invisible world of migrant labour: Across B.C., advocates, counsellors, social workers and refugees visit farms, ship supplies and arrange English classes. In the worst of cases, they even rescue workers from abusive farms. A Tyee series. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/14/Lifelines-Thousands-BC-Farmworkers/

Help for the sometimes-invisible world of migrant labour: Across B.C., advocates, counsellors, social workers and refugees visit farms, ship supplies and arrange English classes. In the worst of cases, they even rescue workers from abusive farms. A Tyee series. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/14/Lifelines-Thousands-BC-Farmworkers/

The Lifelines for Thousands of BC Foreign Farmworkers

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