Thread by @MWACCanada

TODAY’S THE DAY! Migrant students are delivering 16K petitions to Immigration Minister office at 12 today in TO to stop mass deportations. Tune into our Facebook live at 12 PM (@MigrantWorkersAlliance)!

Wherever you are, take action, call the Minister NOW! #StatusForAll

Last week, we postered Minister Mendicino’s office calling on him to #RenewPGWP to stop mass deportations. Today, let’s make sure our message is unavoidable with 16K petitions strong.

See you at 12 PM at his office (511 Lawrence Ave W)!

#StatusforAll @marcomendicino

We’re setting up in front of @marcomendicino’s office right now & decorating his shiny windows with our call to action: don’t punish migrant workers for the pandemic! Make work permits renewable — a quick, pragmatic, bureaucratic fix that would immediately stop deportations.

Watch livestream now:

https://twitter.com/MWACCanada/status/1331284049936195584

How can we have a fair society without equal rights?

#StatusForAll is a right, not a privilege!

https://twitter.com/SURJto/status/1331284600295993346

Faculty from @OPSEU fully support migrant student demands for @marcomendicino @JustinTrudeau to stop deportations, renew work permits, value all work, & ensure full immigration #StatusForAll!

Join them & sign on to the petition here:
migrantworkersalliance.org/fixpgwp/

“What is the reason of this hypocritical attitude towards migrants? Why are their public statements different from their policies?” — Shiva, a migrant student workers whose work permit has expired speaks on the unfairness of @marcomendicino’s immigration policies.

“Here comes the hidden devil of discrimination, long work hrs & low pay, without access to basic rights and protections, which takes a toll on us leading us into mental stress & ill-health.” - Raja, a migrant student worker who faces deportation if his work permit isn’t renewed.