Abolishing of the BC Human Rights Commission - Media Release

Date
1983-07-21
Creator: Chouhan, Raj
Creator: Cavanaugh, Judy
Creator: Canadian Farmworkers' Union
Description

CFU responds to statement by John Savage, Vice-President of BC Federation of Agriculture that the BC Human Rights Commission's public report on farmworkers triggered the abolition of the Commission. The report exposed a history of legislative racism in BC's own laws against farmworkers.

Physical description
Original
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Keywords
Press Releases
farm workers
farmworkers
Labour Laws
Health and safety
pesticides
Workers' Compensation
racism
Discrimination
Immigrants
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
EPH0508
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