From Mexico City International Airport, 153 temporary Mexican agricultural workers traveled to Canada.

“There are already more than 2,500 day laborers who have arrived in Canadian provinces so far this year, but a total of 26,000 will be joined in the 2023 Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program season. (POAT)said Marath Bolaños López, Undersecretary for Employment and Mobility of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.

The head of employment policy in the country recognized the efforts of Mexicans who are taking up the great challenge of making this season better than the previous one.

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The person in charge hoped that the climatic or sanitary conditions would not become complicated so that the temporary workers at the end of the contract would return from Canada with the satisfaction of having fulfilled their duty.

Bolaños López stressed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy and the Consulates are decisive in improving the working conditions of Canadian citizens and in providing access to more and better employment options.

He also recognized the willingness and commitment of employers representing more than 2,000 companies participating in the temporary worker program, who to date have requested nearly 17,000 workers for this season.

The wish of the Mexican government is that as workers they develop their knowledge, learn new processes, have access to better incomes and improve the conditions of their families, he explained. “I hope they all come back safe and sound and with the certainty that they will be needed for the 2024 season.”

Carlos Manuel Joaquín González, Mexico’s Ambassador to Canada, thanked the opportunity to meet the workers, whom he recognized for their efforts to “take advantage of this job opportunity to provide for their families”.

He endorsed the Mexican government’s commitment to give full attention and guarantee the rights of workers, “we open the doors of the embassy so that their human rights are respected and they return home safely”.

“At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we strive to inform you of your rights and to support you in case you need reliable and secure advice”, go to the consulate as the main door that connects you to Mexico and to know programs for the timely exercise of your rights,” said Vanessa Calva Ruiz, Director General of Consular Protection and Strategic Planning.

Of the 153 workers who made the trip, 15 of them come from Guanajuato; 14 others come from the State of Mexico and 13 from Veracruz; Tlaxcala and Michoacán contribute 12 each; Morelos 11 and Puebla 10 daily. Additionally, 21 other states report between one and 7 workers.

The Temporary Agricultural Worker Program celebrates 49 years of operation and consolidates itself as a model of orderly, regular and safe labor mobility, “this strength is reflected in the sending of 20 people who accumulate the highest degree of experience ranging from 20 to 30 years, making trips to Canada,” reported Rodrigo Ramírez, head of the National Employment Service (SNE).

At the IAMC farewell event, the experience of 6 temporary farm workers who travel to Canada year after year as national heroes was recognized, as they have over 28 years in this working program since 1974.

In 2022, 375 million Canadian dollars entered Mexico in the form of remittances through the Agricultural Temporary Workers Program.

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In November last year, the binational meeting was held at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City to strengthen the working conditions of Mexican workers by 2023.

As part of the modernization processes arising from the health pandemic, the Temporary Agricultural Worker Program has digitized worker processing and tracking processes, including support for a mobile application that will serve as a means of direct contact with workers. to report any details or setbacks, and provide timely follow-up on your travel process and stay abroad.