Migrant/Foreign Worker OH&S Educational Sessions

The goal of these three-hour educational sessions is to provide migrant or foreign workers with basic OH&S information on workers' rights and responsibilities, employer responsibilities, OH&S Committees, role of the WCB and hazard identification.

Course materials are translated and facilitated in the workers' first language, with bilingual facilitators taking the lead role and translating for Centre staff. The sessions are designed using the popular education model, encouraging worker participation.

The feedback from participants in previous sessions has been very positive. They are most interested in their OH&S rights and were surprised to hear that they do have OH&S rights. They have never been informed, prior to this session, that they have these rights as workers in BC.

With the number of temporary foreign workers in BC expected to top 60,000 in 2010 - a threefold increase in six years – continuing this work will be more important than ever.

For more information, contact the BCFED Health & Safety Centre.