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Women’s wages shouldn’t come at a discount, but the gender pay gap in Canada hasn’t improved in decades. In fact, for many women, it’s getting worse.

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Domestic violence at work resource centre

Domestic violence (DV) is a pattern of behaviour used by one person to gain power and control over another with whom they have or have had an intimate relationship. It can include physical, emotional, sexual, financial, psychological and/or spiritual abuse, as well as stalking or harassment. It exists in intimate relationships between people of any gender and may be between…
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Rise up! For gender justice 

International Women’s Day 2024  We are facing multiple crises all stacked on top of each other: Affordability, Care and Climate. And women are disproportionally impacted. They are the ones who bear most of the caring and household responsibilities and face impossible choices, every month, to make ends meet.  Workers, especially women, continue to see their wages falling behind while they…
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Our Work

Gaza: ITUC calls for urgent action to end humanitarian catastrophe

June 2, 2025
In response to the escalating violence in Gaza and the humanitarian catastrophe there, the International…
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International Women’s Day 2025 – Workers are bringing gender justice to the ballot box

March 8, 2025
Across Canada, women and gender diverse workers are fed up with bearing the brunt of…
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Canada’s Unions welcome extended child care funding

March 6, 2025
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) welcomed today’s announcement that the $10 a day Child Care…
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