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Archives for June 2013

Migrant Worker’s Death Deserves a Coroner’s Inquest

June 25, 2013

On Friday June 28, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal will hold the last hearing on Mr. Ned Livingston Peart’s case.  Mr. Peart, a migrant worker who came to Canada through the Commonwealth Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Program (CSAWP), was crushed to death in 2002 while working on a tobacco farm near Brantford.  When the Peart family… contine reading

Unpaid wages finally paid

June 20, 2013

Alaa speaks out… I was searching for work, and saw an advertisement for a kitchen position at a restaurant.  I called the owner and he told me to come to the place.  When I went in, he asked me to work right away.  I started work the next day at 5pm in the evening, and… contine reading

Survey shows widespread ESA violations, including pay below minimum wage

June 14, 2013

A recent study released by the Chinese Canadian National Council-Toronto chapter documents widespread employment standards violations facing Chinese workers.  The study  “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back” found that 20% of workers surveyed were paid less than minimum wage. Many workers described problems getting paid on time or at all.  45% of workers reported working… contine reading

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