TVO’s migrant labour doc awarded Canadian Hillman Prize for Journalism

TORONTO - TVO documentary Migrant Dreams has been awarded the 2017 Canadian Hillman Prize for Journalism in recognition of the difference that it has made to the lives of Canadians.Commissioned by TVO, Migrant Dreams is a critical examination of migrant labour in Canada and tells the story of a group of women, mostly from Indonesia, who came to work in Ontario greenhouses as part of Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The film exposes the harsh working and living conditions these women face and reveals how despite coming to Canada to build a better life, they find themselves exploited by corrupt recruiters and a broken system.The...