This joint submission from the Workers’ Action Centre (WAC) and Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS) explains why the government’s current proposals will not achieve adequate job-protected leave for illness and/or… contine reading
Policy Papers
Submission on Bill 149: Working for Workers Act Four, 2023
These submissions are made on behalf of the Workers’ Action Centre (WAC) and Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS). Similar to the previous omnibus Working for Workers Acts, 2021, 2022, and… contine reading
Ontario Minimum Wage Becomes $16.55 but it’s time for $20
PRESS RELEASE: Ontario Minimum Wage Becomes $16.55 but it’s time for $20 TORONTO, ON – The Workers’ Action Centre celebrates the new $16.55 minimum wage in Ontario, effective October 1.… contine reading
Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Review of Bill 79: Working for Workers Act, 2023
This joint submission from the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, the Workers’ Action Centre and Parkdale Community Legal Services only addresses Schedule 1 of Bill 79 dealing with changes to… contine reading
Submission on Canada Labour Code Enforcement
Trucking only makes up 17% of the federally regulated employment. Yet 85% of all confirmed Part III Canada Labour Code violations between 2017-28 and 2021-22 have been against trucking employers.… contine reading
Submission to the Temporary Help Agency Consultations
This submission on licensing regulations for temporary help agencies was made on behalf of the Workers’ Action Centre, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change and Parkdale Community Legal Services. Our recommendations… contine reading
Portable benefits only work for employers, not workers
The Ontario government launched a consultation and advisory panel in March 2022 to explore implementing a portable health benefits program for part-time, temporary, and self-employed workers. Though it sounds good… contine reading
From the Frontlines: An urgent agenda for decent work
Wave after wave of the COVID pandemic has exposed ongoing systemic gender, racial and economic inequalities in our labour market. Now, workers who kept the economy going without adequate protections… contine reading
From the Frontlines: Report Summary
As we come out of COVID, it is critical that we act now to address these inequalities. That means strengthening Ontario’s employment laws, closing the gaps and loopholes that give… contine reading
来自前线的报告：报告总结
我们正在逐渐摆脱新冠疫情，我们现在就要采取行动，解决这些不平等现象，至关重要。这意味着，加强安省的劳工法，消除法规中导致工作不稳定的空白和漏洞；消除雇主制造低工资、兼职和不安全工作的动机；在雇主违法时，政府须严格执法，实施有意义的处罚。工人维权中心的成员，制定了本报告总结的综合措施方案，如果得到政府的采纳和实施，将为所有人提供体面工作的途径。