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the B.C. Federation of Labour and human-rights groups were scheduled to hold a May 24 news conference to highlight the plight of a Mexican migrant worker, José Marcos Baac. His lawyer, Zool Suleman, claimed that his client lost his job and was told he must go back to Mexico. Suleman told the Straight that many farmworkers, including Baac, have voiced concerns about working conditions with that employer in the Fraser Valley.

“The issue that we wish to raise is what happens to migrant Mexican workers who come here when they have disputes with their employers,” Suleman said, adding that the employer was responsive to many of the workers’ concerns. “There is no proper, impartial, transparent dispute-resolution process.”

Straight.com Vancouver | Features | Spinning Immigration