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23
Mar
2010

SIKLAB Tax Preparation Workshop

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15
Oct
2008

Filipino migrants advocacy group celebrates three-year anniversary; renews call to scrap the exploitative Live in Caregiver Program

For immediate release: October 15, 2008

TORONTO,ON – More than 50 members of the Filipino community from Toronto and Montreal gathered on October 11, 2008 to celebrate SIKLAB Canada’s three years of educating, organizing and mobilizing Filipino migrant workers. The event was celebrated with a dinner and a forum on

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7
Oct
2008

National Filipino workers advocacy group pushes for increased visibility and end to exploitative Live-in Caregiver Program; celebrates three-year anniversary

For immediate release: October 7, 2008

TORONTO, ON – With a federal election only a few days away, members of the local progressive Filipino community will gather this Saturday, October 11, 2008 to push for increased visibility in Canadian society and an end to exploitative

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30
Jul
2008

Magkaisa Centre hosts its annual community barbeque

Press Release

Toronto, ON–On July 27, 2008, members of the Magkaisa (Unity) Centre held its annual barbeque at Earl Bales Park in North York. The event brought together over 70 community members from the Magkaisa Centre in Toronto with guests from the Kapit Bisig (Linking Arms) Centre in Montreal. The…

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10
Jul
2008

Progressive Filipinos in Canada support the complaint of Marichu Suarez Baoanan against Baja family

Press Statement

As progressive Filipinos in Canada, we support the civil complaint of Marichu Suarez Baoanan alleging trafficking, forced labour, peonage and racketeering against her former employer, Lauro Liboon Baja Jr. and his family. Baja is a 71-year old retired former Philippine ambassador to the United Nations and current…

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25
Feb
2008

Overseas Filipinos in Canada join global call to oust

 As progressive overseas Filipino migrant workers, youth and women we join our voices to the thousands of Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world who rallied today to mark the anniversary of EDSA 1 People Power uprising by calling for the ouster of the fake, corrupt and fascist Philippine…

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