Dear Friends,
We, the Association of Solidarity with Iranian and Canadian Workers, who represents Iranian volunteer activists in Canada, are writing to you to express our support and solidarity with Justicia for Migrant Workers, empathising with migrant farm workers from Thailand, Mexico, Guatemala, and PhilippinesOur good understanding of the situation of the migrant workers comes from the experience that we, Iranians, had with masses of Afghans who fled their country. Thousands of Afghans lived and worked in Iran legally. Thousands of others did so without proper legal documentation. The authorities, aware of the situation, welcomed this source of cheap labour force, as many Afghans worked on building sites, in brick factories and on farms for much lower wages than their Iranian counterparts.
We, the Association of Solidarity with Iranian and Canadian Workers, who represents Iranian volunteer activists in Canada, are writing to you to express our support and solidarity with Justicia for Migrant Workers, empathising with migrant farm workers from Thailand, Mexico, Guatemala, and PhilippinesOur good understanding of the situation of the migrant workers comes from the experience that we, Iranians, had with masses of Afghans who fled their country. Thousands of Afghans lived and worked in Iran legally. Thousands of others did so without proper legal documentation. The authorities, aware of the situation, welcomed this source of cheap labour force, as many Afghans worked on building sites, in brick factories and on farms for much lower wages than their Iranian counterparts.