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Maquila Solidarity Network
www.maquilasolidarity.org
The
Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women's rights
organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply
chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better
quality of life
Justicia for Migrant Workers
(J4MW)
www.justicia4migrantworkers.org
J4MW strives to promote the
rights of seasonal Caribbean and Mexican migrant workers that
annually participate in the federal government's Caribbean & Mexican
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (known as SAWP).
INTERCEDE for the Rights of Domestic Workers, Caregivers and
Newcomers
www.intercedetoronto.org
A
non-profit community-based organization whose mandate is to support
the integration, promote the rights and provide service needs of
domestic workers, caregivers, temporary or migrant workers, their
families and other newcomers.
Injured
Workers Online
www.injuredworkersonline.org
Injured
Workers Online is a collaborative effort of individuals who want to
do something about how people with work related injuries and
illnesses are treated by their employers, the media, Workers
Compensation Board, and the government. We are injured workers,
trade unionists, community activists, doctors and others.
Ontario
Employment Education and Research Centre (OEERC)
www.oeerc.org
The
OEERC’s mission is to provide information and support to workers who
experience violations of their employment rights, to educate workers
on their rights under employment legislation, and to conduct
research into violations of rights at work.
Status Now
www.statusnow.org
The
“Status Now” coalition is comprised of immigrants, refugees,
trade unionists, grassroots groups, and community organizations that
have come together to build a national campaign in defense of
non-status immigrants.
25
in 5: Network for
Poverty Reduction
www.socialplanningtoronto.org
The
25 in 5 campaign is a poverty reduction plan used to reduce poverty
by 25% in 5 years and 50% in 10 years.
“A 25 in 5 plan would lift more than 400,000 Ontarians
out of poverty in just five years”. The Workers’ Action Centre is a member of the 25 in 5
steering committee.
Colour
of Poverty
www.colourofpoverty.ca
The
Colour of Poverty Campaign partners have developed a set of fact
sheets that outline the various aspects of racialized poverty and
its adverse impacts on education, health, employment, immigration
and settlement, housing, and food security in Ontario.
Toronto
Women’s Bookstore
www.womensbookstore.com
A
non-profit bookstore that is dedicated to endorsing anti-oppression
and feminist politics, by offering information and resources on
community events and political actions. The bookstore provides books by marginalized women including:
women of colour, First Nations women, lesbians, working class
women, and disabled women.
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving
Immigrants (OCASI)
www.ocasi.org
OCASI
acts collectively as a voice for immigrants to address their shared
needs and concerns. Their
mission is to achieve equality, access, and full participation for
immigrants and refugees in all aspects of Canadian life.
Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
(CASSA)
www.cassa.on.ca
CASSA
is a collection of organizations that helps to address the needs of
immigrants and refugees within the South Asian community through its
advocacy and programming initiatives. “Yesterday’s immigrants
and refugees are tomorrow’s citizens!”
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