Now is our opportunity to stand in solidarity with our hard working local truckers. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards mental health counselling, scholarships, substance use support, and wellness training for marginalized and racialized truck drivers. 

 

Truck drivers from minority communities do have real struggles, which they would have also brought to the government, if they were consulted. South Asian males are disproportionately affected by the drug toxicity crisis and new immigrants have struggled with unpaid wages and exploitation. In a recent Globe and Mail article, Jagroop Singh said, "“Inflation is hitting us hard. Drivers are quitting every day. Trucking companies are folding every day. The cost of trucking is increasing every day, but truckers are still expected to work at rates they were paid back in the 1980s. Trucking is becoming a tough business."

 

Let us show support for our local truckers. All proceeds will go to support truck driver health and wellness during this difficult time.

Training will be conducted by Mental Health First Aid certified volunteers of the South Asian Mental Health Alliance and Students Overcoming Substance Use Disorder and Addictions. 



ਆਓ! ਆਪਣੇ ਲੋਕਲ ਟਰੱਕ ਚਾਲਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਖੜ੍ਹੀਏ। ਸਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਢੋਹਣ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੁਣ ਸਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ, ਆਪਣਾ ਬਣਦਾ ਫਰਜ਼ ਨਿਭਾਈਏ।

The convoy is serving as a a distraction from the real issues that truckers are facing, including labour shortages, exploitation, wage theft, and lack of infrastructure, to name a few. In fact, truckers in the Fraser Valley held a rally in January, to highlight unsafe road conditions they are facing on B.C. highways. Truckers had started a rally in Surrey sometime back around improvements to the roads, the highways going to the Fraser Valley, [but] the movement that they were trying to get attention to was just totally overshadowed by this one.