{"id":13477,"date":"2024-04-17T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T18:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/?p=13477"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:00:40","slug":"tet-well-informed-thanks-to-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/tet-well-informed-thanks-to-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"TET well informed thanks to radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In September 2023, Actions interculturelles de d\u00e9veloppement et d’\u00e9ducation (AIDE) launched a 100% Spanish-language radio program dedicated to Spanish-speaking temporary foreign workers <\/strong><\/b> on CIGN FM 96.<\/strong><\/b>7<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/b> A great way to keep them informed, whether they’re at work or at home, in Coaticook or M\u00e9xico!<\/strong><\/b><\/p>

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A few minutes before going on air on this April 2, 2024, Said Eljach Beltran and Andrea Contreras, agents for the Ensemble on s\u00e8me project, look relaxed. They’re already on their 27th<\/sup> episode! The idea of informing TFWs via this medium was the brainchild of the AIDE<\/a> organization they work for, which is funded by the Canadian government as part of the Migrant Worker Support Program (MWSP). Over time, the presenters – who had never experimented with radio before – became more comfortable behind the microphone speaking to Spanish-speaking temporary workers. The stage fright of the early days turned into a relaxed discussion, punctuated by Latin American music of all styles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the start, in September 2023, they were reaching some 900 listeners, and now they’re attracting between 1,500 and 1,900. As the show is broadcast live and can be heard all over the world, some workers who have returned home on vacation are still loyal to the station. Said and Andrea are even sometimes recognized at events organized by AIDE. At first, we thought it was just our families listening to us,” laughs Said. But then we got the good news that there were a lot of listeners. According to Said, the show is a way of going further in providing information and support to workers. “With the organization, we go out to the farms, where TFWs work and live, and share useful information for them. We realized that radio can be a space where we can spread the same kind of information, but on a larger scale,” says Said.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Andrea and Said host \"Hoy hablamos en espa\u00f1ol\" every Tuesday at 6pm.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Inform and entertain<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

The program is divided into three categories: practical information, where we discuss how health insurance works and the pay stub, among other things; socio-cultural initiation to Quebec traditions, where we introduce the sugar shack, the Thanksgiving holiday, etc.; and “The voice of immigration”, a meeting with a temporary foreign worker. Today, it’s this theme that takes center stage. Johar Nahoria, a temporary Mexican worker at Olymel, is invited to share his experience of life in Granby, as well as his favorite music, with listeners. Relaxed too, as it’s his2nd<\/sup> appearance on the show, he’s still a little nervous knowing that some sixty members of his family in Mexico have tuned in to hear him.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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