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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

Canada’s unions stand in solidarity with citizens of Hong Kong

June 3, 2020
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) stands in solidarity with labour unions, workers and citizens in…
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There is no economic recovery without adequate child care

June 3, 2020
By Hassan Yussuff and Goldy Hyder as published in The Star. The economic fallout of…
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Canada’s Unions call on the Canadian government to fight to stop the annexation of Palestinian lands

June 2, 2020
The Canadian Labour Congress condemns the recent unilateral move by Israel to annex parts of…
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