Migrants and Filipino assistance during Covid-19

Welcoming temporary foreign workers into the province is a regular task for the Filipino-Community of New Brunswick.

But when the pandemic hit last year the non-profit organization had to double down on its efforts to remotely contact and support the migrant workers.

"Our biggest challenge was to find the workers," said Fredericton-based project co-ordinator Jesabel Amora. "It was really hard. But when we started slowly getting people, word of mouth actually spread everywhere."

With over $130,000 to fund the initiative, the group provided information on worker rights through flyers and webinars and delivered essential goods in COVID-19 care kits during their quarantine.
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