"Migrant workers are one step closer to getting their day in court to challenge part of Canada's temporary foreign worker program as unconstitutional for restricting them to working only for their sponsoring employers" thestar.com/news/canada/te…

"...they paint a picture of a long-neglected crisis that has reached a breaking point, one in which Ontario’s most vulnerable children are the least likely to get help." thestar.com/news/canada/a-…

“Equally important is indoor air quality and ventilation to reduce transmission of infectious diseases that transmit through the air, including SARS-CoV-2... Adequate ventilation and air filtration is often a key gap in buildings where people gather, including schools.”

My latest publication w Janet McLaughlin, Margaret Schneider, Free #OpenAccess #PLOSONE: Stress among caregivers of autistic children... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Researchers from the Laurier #Autism Research Consortium spoke to parents of autistic children to help redefine our understanding of 'stress' and 'crisis' in their lives. Discover what they shared: wlu.ca/academics/rese… Janet McLaughlin Stephen Gentles Margaret Schneider

NDP calls on federal government to allow open work permits for temporary workers bradfordtoday.ca/national-news/… via @bradfordtodayca

Today at 10am EST we are launching the National Housing Standards for migrant agricultural workers. Register here and join us as we #raisethebar for housing dignity. farmworkerhousing.ca/national-housi…

Did you know that in Canada there are no federal housing standards for migrant agricultural workers? See what 29 academics and advocates have been calling for in this report. #raisethebar farmworkerhousing.ca/wp-content/upl…

“When I came here, and being with eight guys in one room. I said to myself I’m not gonna be in the program 24 years. I think, ‘I’m not capable of that’.” - Migrant worker If it wouldn't be okay for you, why is it okay for them? #raisethebar #elbowsupforfarmworkers

Our guidance document offers an evidence-informed blueprint for action. For too long workers' housing has been set to the floor. It's time for national standards #raisethebar toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/09/can… CoNaMi Janet McLaughlin National Farmers Union - Ontario Stephanie Mayell BC Federation of Labour UFCW Canada

Rats in the kitchen. Mould. Flooding. Canada’s migrant worker conditions are ‘inhumane’ — and a new report says enough is enough thestar.com/news/rats-in-t… Justice4MigrantWkers Stephanie Mayell Susana Caxaj

Local coverage of our release of national housing standards for migrant agricultural workers on friday. This is just the beginning. #raisethebar CoNaMi Janet McLaughlin Stephanie Mayell Jenna Hennebry Stacey Gomez Western University therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Listen to CBC KW story "Laurier researchers help create working condition guidance for migrant farm workers" as Susana Caxaj and #MigrantWorkers discuss their housing conditions here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…. The full CoNaMi report: A-National-Housing-Standard_Eng.pdf

"It was so dirty. The windows have never been open... and rats come to eat dinner with us."- Tyrell Mills, migrant worker, on housing conditions in Canada. CBC KW

Researchers across the country, including Wilfrid Laurier University IMRC's own Janet McLaughlin Jenna Hennebry came together to call for National Housing Standards. Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… UFCW Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll Radio-Canada Info Employment and Social Development Canada

Colleagues with CoNaMi are spreading the word: We are tired of consultation after consultation, without evidence-based action #raisethebar for migrant agricultural workers' housing. Janet McLaughlin Stephanie Mayell Anelyse Weiler Sara Mojtehedzadeh The St. Catharines Standard CBC Radio