Who is RAMA?

We are a collective of people from diverse backgrounds and with varying relationships to borders committed to migrant justice.

RAMA started as a migrant justice collective supporting Latin American and Caribbean “temporary” migrant farmworkers in the Okanagan Valley in 2013. Since then, RAMA has expanded to support migrant workers in multiple occupations regardless of immigration status. Our aim is to respond to the needs identified by migrant workers.

We accomplish this by:

Advocating for workers’ rights and freedoms at the level of the municipal, provincial and federal governments
Collaborating with other migrant rights organizations to advance advocacy work
Supporting migrant workers by connecting them to community, legal and health services

Coordinating free English lessons for migrant workers while enabling social connections and providing information about workers’ rights
Building and maintaining relationships with workers and helping them navigate systemic difficulties they often face

Our Partners

In British Columbia
RAMA Isla
Sanctuary Health
Migrant Workers Centre
Fuerza Migrante
Migrante BC
Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers’ and Caregivers’ Rights
Watari
BCFed
Okanagan College Faculty Association (OCFA)
Institute for Community Engagement Research, UBC Okanagan
Centre for Climate Justice, UBC
In Canada
Migrant Rights Network
Justicia for Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change

In our dreams, locals no longer use the word “foreign” to describe the men and women who work on Okanagan farms.

RAMA envisions a future in which migrant workers and their families, regardless of documentation, are recognized as integral to the communities of our region. We are dedicated to forging horizontal relationships in order to bridge the gap between migrants and the communities in which they live and work in Canada.