Skip to content
  • Join/Renew
  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • FR
National Farmers Union / Union Nationale des Fermiers
  • FR
  • About
    • About the NFU
    • Board of Directors
    • NFU Staff
    • Caucuses
      • Women’s Caucus
      • Youth Advisory Committee
      • BIPOC Caucus
    • International
      • International Program Committee
      • Indigenous Solidarity
      • Migrant Worker Solidarity
      • La Via Campesina
    • Policy Working Groups
    • Constitution and Bylaws
    • National Farmers Foundation
  • Regions
    • Region 1 (Atlantic)
      • Region 1 (Atlantic) – District 1 (PEI)
      • Region 1 (Atlantic) – District 2 (NB)
      • Region 1 (Atlantic) – District 3 (NS)
    • Region 2 (Quebec)
    • Region 3 (Ontario)
    • Region 5 (Manitoba)
    • Region 6 (Saskatchewan)
    • Region 7 (Alberta)
    • Region 8 (BC, Yukon, NWT)
  • Media
    • All Media
    • Media Releases
    • Op-Eds
    • Letters
    • Films About Farming
  • Learn
    • Learning Overview
    • NFUniversity
    • The Exchange
    • Climate Change
    • Farmland
    • Seed
    • Agroecology
    • Food Sovereignty
    • Grain
    • Livestock
    • Mental Health
    • Supply Management
    • Trade
  • Policy & Reports
    • Overview
    • Policy Briefs
    • Reports
    • All Periodicals
    • Union Farmer
    • NFU Newsletter
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Convention
      • 2024 Convention
      • About Conventions
      • Convention Archive
  • Join & Support
  • Donate to the NFU
  • Subscribe to NFU Updates
  • Contact NFU

Farm Workers

Stories and policy related to the well-being of employed farmworkers.

Canadian Farms Hammered by Heat and Drought; Climate Change Will Make Such Events More Frequent and Damaging
July 22, 2021
Canadian Farms Hammered by Heat and Drought; Climate Change Will Make Such Events More Frequent and Damaging
Farmers Can’t Do it Alone. What we need to fight the climate crisis. 
March 3, 2021
Farmers Can’t Do it Alone. What we need to fight the climate crisis. 
From the Frontlines: Notes from young farmers in the face of the climate crisis
February 17, 2021
From the Frontlines: Notes from young farmers in the face of the climate crisis
Why I Farm: Reflections on my absurd career choice 
February 3, 2021
Why I Farm: Reflections on my absurd career choice 
Op Ed: Farmers’ Mental Health has Economic Roots
February 2, 2021
Op Ed: Farmers’ Mental Health has Economic Roots
National Farmers Union congratulates Beef Farmers of Ontario
January 22, 2021
National Farmers Union congratulates Beef Farmers of Ontario
NFU-O Statement on the Deaths of Two Migrant Farm Workers
June 5, 2020
NFU-O Statement on the Deaths of Two Migrant Farm Workers
Joint statement in regards to TFW restriction
April 28, 2020
Joint statement in regards to TFW restriction
The Farm Income Crisis and the COVID 19 Crisis
April 8, 2020
The Farm Income Crisis and the COVID 19 Crisis
Farmers and Migrant Workers Need Immediate Support for 2020 Growing Season
March 20, 2020
Farmers and Migrant Workers Need Immediate Support for 2020 Growing Season
La Via Campesina response to USMCA
September 11, 2019
La Via Campesina response to USMCA
The NFU and La Via Campesina demand peasant rights NOW
April 16, 2019
The NFU and La Via Campesina demand peasant rights NOW

Posts navigation

  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • »
Issues
  • Agri-Recovery
  • Agroecology
  • BIPOC
  • Climate Change
  • COVID-19
  • CUSMA
  • Farmland Ownership
  • Farmworkers
  • Films About Farming
  • Food Sovereignty
  • Genetically Modified Alfalfa
  • Grain Marketing and Transportation
    • Canadian Grain Commission
    • Canadian Wheat Board
    • Grain Transportation
  • Livestock
  • Mental Health
  • Migrant Worker
  • Protecting the Commons
  • Rural Quality of Life
  • Seed
  • Supply Management
  • Trade
    • CETA
    • NAFTA
    • TPP-CPTPP
    • USMCA
Topics
  • Campaign Related Areas
    • Agri-Recovery
    • Beef
    • Biotechnology
    • Covid-19
    • Dairy
    • Eggs
    • Farm Workers
    • Farmland
    • Grain
    • Hogs
    • Lamb
    • Livestock
    • Pesticides
    • Poultry
    • Railways
  • Policy Areas
    • Agribusiness
    • Agroecology
    • Climate Change
    • Corporations
    • Direct Marketing
    • Environment
    • Farm Income
    • Food Sovereignty
    • Gene Editing
    • Indigenous
    • International Solidarity
    • Local Food
    • New Farmers
    • Orderly marketing
    • Prison Farms
    • Rural Community
    • Supply Management
    • tax reform
    • Trade
  • Policy processes
    • Elections
    • Parliamentary
    • Public Consultation
    • Regulations
  • The NFU
    • BIPOC
    • Convention
    • Farmland Committee
    • International Program Committee (IPC)
    • La Via Campesina (LVC)
    • Women
    • Youth
Regions
  • Region 1
    • Region 1-District 1
    • Region 1-District 2
    • Region 1-District 3
  • Region 2
  • Region 3
  • Region 5
  • Region 6
  • Region 7
  • Region 8
National Farmers Union | Union Nationale des Fermiers
Promoting agroecology and food sovereignty for 50+ years.

The National Farmers Union / L’Union Nationale des Fermiers is unique among farm organizations: we advocate for people’s interests
against corporate control of our food system.

To support the NFU’s work, join or donate.

 (306) 652-9465
  (306) 664-6226
 nfu@nfu.ca
More contact info

  • Careers at the NFU
  • Privacy Policy
© 1969–2025
National Farmers Union
Union Nationale des Fermiers
About this NFU Member
About the NFU
  • About the NFU
  • Board of Directors
  • NFU Staff
  • Women’s Advisory Committee
  • Youth Advisory Committee
  • BIPOC Caucus
  • International Program Committee
  • Policy Working Groups
  • National Farmers Foundation
  • Constitution and Bylaws
Learn
  • Learn
  • Agroecology
  • Climate Change
  • COVID-19
  • Farmland
  • Food Sovereignty
  • Grain Marketing & Transportation
  • Livestock
  • Mental Health
  • Protecting the Commons
  • Supply Management
  • Save Our Seed
  • Trade
Regions
  • Region 1 (Atlantic)
    • District 1 (PEI)
    • District 2 (New Brunswick)
    • District 3 (Nova Scotia)
  • Region 2 (Quebec)
  • Region 3 (Ontario)
  • Region 5 (Manitoba)
  • Region 6 (Saskatchewan)
  • Region 7 (Alberta)
  • Region 8 (BC, Yukon & NWT)
News
  • Media Releases
  • Opinion
  • Letters
  • NFU News
  • Action
Policy
  • Overview
  • Policy Briefs
  • Policy Statements
Publications
  • Overview
  • NFU Newsletter
  • Union Farmer Quarterly