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REPEAT – Justicia for Migrant Workers Organizes Public Action in Front of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour to Highlight the Extreme Weather Conditions that Workers Are Currently Facing.

ONTARIO, JUL 24 – Justicia for Migrant Workers demands Ontario enforce promised heat stress protections after failing to act since 2022, highlighting ongoing risks faced by vulnerable workers.

  • On the afternoon of July 24, 2025, the migrant worker advocacy group Justicia staged a demonstration outside Ontario's Ministry of Labour headquarters in downtown Toronto to draw attention to the dangers of extreme heat faced by workers.
  • The protest followed the province’s 2022 pledge to enact heat stress protections, which Ontario failed to implement, leaving workers exposed to hazardous conditions.
  • J4MW members symbolically fried an egg outside the Ministry to demonstrate the dangers of extreme temperatures, emphasizing worsening weather due to climate change.
  • An organizer emphasized the need for immediate protective measures to prevent incidents of workers becoming ill or losing their lives due to extreme heat exposure.
  • The event pressured the Ministry to recognize migrant workers’ plight amid rising extreme heat events, highlighting the need for immediate legal protections.
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St Catharines Standard broke the news in Welland, Canada on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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