Currently in Ontario, 41% of work is part-time, contract, or own-account self-employed. Precarious and low-wage work is increasingly the new normal. And yet the Employment Standards Act has not kept up with the changing nature of work, leaving workers unprotected and struggling to get by in bad jobs. This has to change. As the government begins a review of labour laws in Ontario, the #Time4DecentWork is now!
Share this infographic widely! Learn more in the Workers’ Action Centre new report, Still Working On the Edge: Building Decent Jobs from the Ground Up, and visit www.workersactioncentre.org to find out how you can join the fight for decent work!