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Farm Workers Organizing Committee: What is being done now
A 1980 summary of FWOC activities leading up to the CFU's founding convention. Also, staff hiring requirements.
Vancouver Sath: Watno Dur Magazine Vol.12 No.106 - The Importance of Farmworkers' Struggle For The Indian Community
The article, by Vancouver Sath members, first gives a brief history of the Indo-Canadian community's struggles in BC. The role played by Darshan Singh in the IWA during the 1940s. A description of the contemporary situation and the formation of the CFU in early 1980. The changes in the legislature for the farmworkers and the effects of this struggle on the community and the literature and arts.
Vancouver Sath: Picket Line Script excerpt in Watno Dur Magazine Vol.13 No.107
Vancouver Sath's play 'Picket Line' based on the Hoss Farm women mushroom workers who joined the CFU and fought to improve working conditions. Toured Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, BC.
Ontario Tolpuddle Farm Labour Information Committee: Pamphlet 1: Farmworkers - the invisible minority in Ontario: an introduction for the public
A general overview of number of farms and crops, like tobacco, vegetable, berries, fruits, mushrooms. Farmworker facts like population and geographic distribution in Ontario. 'The majority of full time workers are Portuguese.' Problems faced by farmworkers; low wages; health and safety; living conditions; child labour; discrimination; Isolation. One of a series of four booklets. Photography by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge. Produced between Fall 1982 and March 1983.
Ontario Tolpuddle Farm Labour Information Committee: Pamphlet 3: Migrant workers and their families
Headlines: Off-shore workers; Housing and Living Conditions; Health and Safety; Racism and Discrimination; Social and Cultural Life. One of a series of four booklets. Photography by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge. Produced between Fall 1982 and March 1983.
Ontario Tolpuddle Farm Labour Information Committee: Pamphlet 4: Family life, women and child labour
A 1973 provincial Ontario task force disclosed that child labour and other forms of exploitation are the norm. What is pregnancy leave and who is entitled to it? One of a series of four booklets. Photography by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge. Produced between Fall 1982 and March 1983.
Canadian Labour Congress - CFU letter to CLC President not to cut funding; and CFU Progress Report Summer 1991
Describes meeting August 22, 1991 when the CLC informed the CFU that they would no longer be receiving CLC funds. Also attached is a summary of 1991 CFU summer activities.
Labour Advocacy and Research Association
An early historical overview of farm workers in BC province, including: from 1820's when First Nations worked farms at colonial outposts; late 1800s when Asian worked farms after the gold rush; up to early 1970s.
Struggling for Admission Vancouver, B.C.
Would-be Canadians still on their boat
Steady Workers from India. Barnet, B.C.
V. Working men, possibly Sikh, in turbans
Hindu Emigrants Vancouver, BC
A crowd of Hindu emigrants in Vancouver, B.C. Two horse drawn wagons are shown.
Hindu Emigrants at Vancouver BC
A crowd of Hindu emigrants at Vancouver, B.C.
Volunteer Tutors To Teach English to Farmworkers, Apply Now!
The drawing is based on a photograph by Craig Berggold.
Farmworkers ESL Crusade Graduation Ceremony event. South Vancouver, BC, May 6, 1984.
CFUs 2nd ESL Crusade ends with first Graduation celebration for all tutors, students, families, union staff and CFU executive at Marpole Community Centre, Vancouver. The film A Time To Rise is shown, food is served and the women dance Gidda and several people join the union. Eleven volunteer tutors taught 40 students between Jan-May 1984. (left to right) Craig Berggold, Sittal Dhillon, David jackson, Pritam Kaur, Sarwan Boal, Raj Chouhan, Mike Fleming, Charan Gill, Jawala Singh Grewal.