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Syed Hussan: Workers Alliance

syed hussan: Reforms must take into account experiences of racism and sexism documented by migrant workers and others like them, according to Metro News. And, they must deal with the influential power restaurant employers have over their employees, said Syed Hussan, coordinator of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, a Toronto group advocating for temporary foreign workers. But some are already concerned new regulations won't go far enough to help some of the most precarious workers in the sector. Right now, the government has said very little about the effort it plans to launch this fall and it hard to assess what it could mean, he added. We simply need rules that include everyone, regardless of their race, gender and status, he said. If it all about enforcement, people will still be afraid to come out with complaints for fear of reprisals, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.