IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 715 A, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
Foreign workers’ rights
Thursday 6 November (1430 - 1545)
Room 715 A, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
(Lead)
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
Description
This session will discuss: are foreign workers sufficiently protected against dismissal in relation to national workers? What about social rights, if they are taking leave or fall ill, or a salary cut for unpaid leave, will that impact on their visa? If so, does that constitute discrimination? Is it compliant with worker’s protection laws? This on all levels, i.e. blue collar workers and HSM’s alike.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Thomas Van Houwelingen-Boer | Everaert Advocaten Immigration Lawyers, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Newsletter Editor, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
Speakers
| Maria Abraham Garfias | Santamarina y Steta, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Oluwapamilerin Blessing Akabunwa | Moroom Africa Legal Consults , Lagos, Nigeria; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
| Lloyd Chinn | Proskauer Rose, New York, New York, USA; Secretary, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee |
| Akanksha Gupta | Google, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Rodrigo Tannus-Serrano | Tannus & Asociados, Bogota, Colombia |