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Welcome to the Workers’ Action Centre!

Our organization and members are committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable jobs.

We want to make sure that all of us have a voice at work and are treated with dignity and fairness. On this page you will find materials on your rights at work. You can also phone us if you need advice about a workplace problem you are facing, and request to speak to someone in your language. If you feel that workers need more protection at work please join our movement of working people to improve wages and working conditions!

অন্টারিওর ন্যূনতম মজুরি / (Minimum Wage - Bengali)
Mushaharka ugu Yar ee Ontario / (Minimum Wage - Somali)
ஒன்றாரியோவின் அடிப்படைச் சம்பளம் / (Minimum Wage - Tamil)
El salario mínimo de Ontario / (Minimum Wage - Spanish)
Chinese minimum wage fact sheet 安大略省的最低工資 / (Minimum Wage - Chinese)
Minimum Wage Factsheet / English
link to Basic employment standards in Bengali অন্টারিও এমপ্লয়মেন্ট স্ট্যান্ডার্ডস / (Basic ESA - Bengali)
Link to ESA Basics Somali fact sheet Gundhigga Sharciga Shaqaalaha Ontario / (Basic ESA - Somali)
link to Basic Employment Standards in Tamil அடிப்படை தொழில் நியமங்கள் / (Basic ESA - Tamil)
link to Basic employment standards in Spanish Los estándares básicos de empleo en Ontario / (Basic ESA - Spanish)
link to basic employment standards in Chinese 安省就业标准法简介 / (Basic ESA - Chinese)
link to Basic Employment Standards in English Basic Employment Standards / (Basic ESA)
link to pdf ESA in a pocket 隨身的就業標準法 / ESA in a pocket - Chinese and English
ESA in a pocket / la ley laboral en tu bolsillo
Know Your Rights booklet - English - Feb 2019 Your Rights At Work – English
link to Temp Agency and Recruiter Licensing fact sheet Temp Agency and Recruiter Licensing fact sheet
link to Ministry of Labour Claim Guide (pdf 473 KB) Ministry of Labour Claim Guide – English
link to Spanish Ministry of Labour Claim Guide (PDF 335 KB) Guía de Reclamaciones del Ministerio de Trabajo / (Ministry of Labour Claim Guide - Spanish)
Qué esperar del proceso de denuncia de las normas de empleo
What to expect after you filed a ESA claim?
link to fact sheet on Federal Paid Sick Leave Federal Paid Sick Leave Factsheet
Link to Spanish Federal Paid Sick Leave Fact Sheet Licencia federal por enfermedad pagada / (Federal Paid Sick Leave Factsheet)
link to factsheet Independent Contractor or Employee? Independent Contractor or Employee?
link to Chinese Independent Contractor or Employee fact sheet 您是一名独立合同工还是受雇者? / (Independent Contractor or Employee? - Chinese)
¿Eres Empleado o Contratista Independiente? / (Independent Contractor or Employee? - Spanish)
link to Somali fact sheet Independent Contractor or Employee? Ma tahay qandaraasle ama shaqaale madax-banaan? / (Independent Contractor or Employee? - Somali)
link to Tamil fact sheet Independent Contractor or Employee? நீங்கள் ஒரு சுயாதீன ஒப்பந்தக்காரரா அல்லது தொழிலாளியா? / (Independent Contractor or Employee? - Tamil)
link to Bengali fact sheet Independent Contractor or Employee? আপনি কি একজন স্বাধীন ঠিকাদার বা কর্মী? / (Independent Contractor or Employee? - Bengali)
Truck Drivers Factsheet
link to Somali truck driver fact sheet Ma tahay darawal taraagle ah? / (Truck Drivers Factsheet - Somali)
link to pdf fact sheet What are my rights if I am injured or get sick from work What are my rights if I am injured or get sick from work?
link to fact sheet Ministry of Labour versus the Small Claims Court Ministry of Labour vs the Small Claims Court
Leaves factsheet Leaves
Leaves factsheet in Chinese - 2019 病事假 / (Leaves - Chinese)
Leaves - Spanish factsheet Licencias / (Leaves - Spanish)
Leaves - Tamil factsheet லீவுகள். / (Leaves - Tamil)
Leaves factsheet in Somali Fasaxyada / (Leaves - Somali)
Leaves - Punjabi factsheet Leaves – Punjabi
Leaves factsheet in Bengali Leaves – Bengali
Temp agency worker factsheet Temp Agency Workers
Temp Agencies - Chinese factsheet 臨工中介所工人 / (Temp Agency Workers - Chinese)
Temp Agencies - Spanish factsheet Trabajo con Agencias de Empleo Temporal / (Temp Agency Workers - Spanish)
Temp Agencies - Tamil factsheet ஏயென்சிக்கூடாக வேலை செய்யும் தொழிலாளர்கள் / (Temp Agency Workers - Tamil)
Temp Agencies - Somali factsheet Wakaaladaha Shaqaala-Ha-Ku-Meel-Gaadhka Ah / (Temp Agency Workers - Somali)
Temp Agencies - Punjabi factsheet Temp Agency Workers – Punjabi
Temp agencies factsheet in Bengali Temp Agency Workers – Bengali
Working for Cash factsheet Working for Cash
Working for Cash - Chinese factsheet 打現金工? / (Working for Cash - Chinese)
Working for Cash - Spanish factsheet ¿Te Pagan en Efectivo? / (Working for Cash - Spanish)
Working for Cash - Tamil factsheet கைக்காசிற்கு வேலைசெய்தல். / (Working for Cash - Tamil)
Working for Cash - Somali factsheet 2019 Ma Naqdi Ayaad Ku Shaqeysaa? / (Working for Cash - Somali)
Working for Cash - Punjabi factsheet Working for Cash – Punjabi
Working for Cash factsheet in Bengali Working for Cash – Bengali
Checklist for Workers
工人的清单 / (Checklist for Workers - Chinese)
Checklist for workers in Spanish Lista de verificación para trabajadores / (Checklist for Workers - Spanish)
Checklist for workers in Tamil ஊழியர்களிற்கான சரிபார்க்கும் பட்டியல் / (Checklist for Workers - Tamil)
ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਚੈੱਕ ਲਿਸਟ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹ / (Checklist for Workers - Punjabi)
Link to the Call Us for Help Poster 2019 Call Us for Help Poster
Link to the Chinese call us for help poster 请致电我们 寻求帮助 / (Call Us for Help Poster - Chinese)
Link to the Spanish call us for help poster ¡Llámanos si necesitas ayuda! / (Call Us for Help Poster - Spanish)
Link to Tamil call us for help poster உதவிக்கு எங்களை அழையுங்கள்! / (Call Us for Help Poster - Tamil)
Link to Somali call us for help poster Si laguu caawiyo wac / (Call Us for Help Poster - Somali)
Link to Bengali call us for help poster সাহায্যের জন্য আমাদের কল করুন! / (Call Us for Help Poster - Bengali)
Important Numbers to Know (Referral Telephone Guide) Important Numbers to Know
link to Workers' Action Centre brochure Workers’ Action Centre brochure
WAC簡介 / WAC pamphlet - Chinese
link to Workers' Action Centre pamphlet (PDF) Folleto de WAC / Workers' Action Centre brochure - Spanish

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Other Resources

Migrant Workers and International Students

Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
WhatsApp, call or text:
Migrant farmworkers: 905-324-2840 (English) or 647-807-4722 (Spanish)
Migrant student workers:
647-858-2854
Care workers, including live-in or other healthcare / LTC workers:
647-782-6633
www.migrantworkersalliance.org

Health and Safety

IAVGO (Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario)
1-877-230-6311
www.iavgo.org

Injured Workers’ Consultants
416-461-2411
www.injuredworkersonline.org

Toronto Workers Health & Safety Legal Clinic
416-971-8832
www.workers-safety.ca

Human Rights

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO)
1-866-598-0322
www.hrto.ca

Canadian Human Rights Commission
1-888-214-1090
www.chrc-ccdp.ca

Human Rights Legal Support Centre
1-866-625-5179
www.hrlsc.on.ca

Legal Information

Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
www.yourlegalrights.on.ca
www.cleo.on.ca

Workplace Harassment

Assaulted Women’s Hotline
1-866-863-0511
www.awhl.org

Distress Centre
416-408-4357
www.torontodistresscentre.com

Sexual Harassment and Assault Resource Exchange (SHARE)
1-866-625-5179, press 5 for SHARE
www.hrlsc.on.ca/share/welcome

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