Gary speaks out… I moved to Toronto from Vancouver in October 2009, because my mother took ill. Since being here I have worked many different jobs and faced violations in… contine reading
Enforcement
Students can’t afford wage theft
Alberto speaks out… Facing an employer for unpaid wages is a nerve-racking experience. Feelings of anxiety, exploitation, degradation and desperation overtake you, which are only amplified by the idea that… contine reading
Wage theft hits women hard in Ontario
Mayra and Cristhina speak out… We found work in a hotel in the Muskoka area through an agency. The pay that we received was always $10 per hour, whether we… contine reading
WAC Members urge their local MPP’s to keep $6M for enforcement
WAC Members have been attending MPP events and visiting their local MPP offices to bring to their attention the issues facing Ontario workers in low wage and precarious employment as… contine reading
WAC sends Premier McGuinty our messages to Stop Wage Theft
Starting today, WAC is sending daily parcels of Stop Wage Theft postcards to Premier McGuinty, urging the Liberal government to Stop Wage Theft! As the postcard states: “We work hard,… contine reading
Lillia stands up against wage theft and receives $2300 in unpaid wages!
Lilia had to fight for over a year, but she finally won her fight to be paid the minimum wage and be treated as an employee. When Lilia started working… contine reading
Toronto Community Foundation “Vital Signs” highlights findings of WAC research report
This week the Toronto Community Foundation released its 2011 Vital Signs report. In their chapter on Work, the report highlights findings from the Workers’ Action Centre’s report Unpaid Wages, Unprotected… contine reading
WAC Members speak out about Wage Theft at Provincial All Candidates Meetings
WAC members from our Scarborough and Downtown Organizing Committees attended All Candidates Meetings across the city to ask provincial candidates from all parties what they will do, if elected, to… contine reading
Outdated Laws, No Enforcement are Failing Ontario’s Workers
Many caregivers give up their lives to care for other people’s children and elderly or ill family members. And unfortunately, it is an all too common reality that they don’t… contine reading
Two Live-in Caregivers owed over $350,000 in unpaid wages and wrongful dismissal
Viviane and Lilliane fight back! Vivian worked 24 hours a day, 6 days a week caring for her elderly employer with medical problems and her two adult children with special… contine reading