On the occasion of International Migrants Day, on December 15th, a study day was organized around the theme: the expansion of programs for temporary workers within the context of neo-liberal globalization: the hazards and the perceptions.
This event was prepared by the Front de défense des non-syndiquéEs organization that defends the rights of non-unionized workers), with the collaboration of the Centre justice et foi, (centre for justice and faith), of CATHII (committee for action against human trafficking, of CISO (the international solidarity centre for female workers), of the Centre des travailleuses et travailleurs immigrants (centre for migrant workers), of the Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain-CSN (Union representing 6 Unions: plumbers, carpenters, shoe factory workers, etc.), and REDTAC-(im)migration (interuniversity and intercommunity network concerned with protection of the rights of migrant workers).
Some of the members of the Groupe Solidarité who participated in it were: Phyllis Douillard, Dorothy Guha, Constance Létourneau, Aline Ratelle and Claudette Bastien.