Case Study: Building the Chinese Workers Network

The Chinese Workers Network (CWN), was founded in 2012 to address the key question of building labour power in Canada’s largest urban centre. Since Indigenous people gave this place its name Toronto, generations of immigrants and refugees have come here seeking a better life. The majority of Toronto residents were born outside Canada, and the majority are racialized. Many newcomers live in their own ethnic communities and have built up local ethnic economies that are parallel to mainstream society.

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