Mary Jane's Escape

This is part 1 of a two-part episode where we speak with Mary Jane and Milanie, two former migrant caregivers and Aimee, an advocate with Migrante Ottawa, a cause-oriented organization that promotes the rights and welfare of Filipino migrants in Canada. We talk about the essential work Mary Jane and Milanie did to care for Canadian children and elderly, the conditions that they were subject to and their heartbreaking separation from family. They express the importance of advocacy and support provided by grassroots organizations like Migrante. We discuss how immigration law and the design of the temporary foreign worker program shaped their lived experiences.