Canada’s unions welcome legislation on workplace harassment and violence
November 7, 2017
Canada’s unions say they welcome legislation being proposed to address harassment and violence in federally-regulated workplaces, and look forward to working with the government to address outstanding issues and ensure effective implementation. The proposed legislation was announced today by Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and would amend both the Canada Labour Code and the Parliamentary Employment and…
Facing domestic violence shouldn’t mean losing your job
December 2, 2016
To mark December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Canada’s unions are calling on the federal, provincial and territorial governments to follow Manitoba’s lead by ensuring paid employment leave for victims of domestic violence. In March, the Province of Manitoba enacted Bill 8, which amended their employment standards to afford workers who are victims…
CLC wants Canadian mayors to address use of lethal force and systemic racism in policing
July 28, 2016
Canada’s largest labour organization is saddened and outraged by news of yet another black man dying after a violent confrontation with police, this time in Ottawa, and it calls on Canada’s mayors to take action. 37-year old Somali-Canadian Abdirahman Abdi died on Monday after succumbing to injuries sustained after being pursued and, according to several witnesses, violently beaten by Ottawa…
Violence against women remains a powerful barrier to women’s equality. Women experience violence in many different ways – it can be physical or sexual abuse, emotional or verbal abuse, financial manipulation or control, spiritual abuse, criminal harassment or stalking. It can occur at work, in the home, or in the community. How can we make real progress to end violence against women? Lobby the…
Racism in Canada? Yes, it’s still rampant. And we need a government that will commit to working to end it.
March 18, 2015
On February 24, Quebec court Judge Eliana Marengo told a young Muslim woman named Rania El Alloul that she would not hear her case unless she removed her headscarf. We’ll be thinking of Rania El Alloul and other Canadian Muslims facing discrimination in their day-to-day lives when we commemorate the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racism…
Canadian employers lose $77.9 million annually due to the direct and indirect impacts of domestic violence, and the costs, to individuals, families and society, go far beyond that. However, we know very little about the scope and impacts of this problem in Canada. The Canadian Labour Congress partnered with researchers at the University of Western Ontario and conducted the first…
It’s time to act: National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
January 12, 2015
The Canadian Labour Congress is today reiterating its call for a National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has issued the report of its two-year study on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia. The report clearly links the disproportionate amount of violence experienced by Indigenous women in Canada to the “past…
December 6, 2014: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6, 2014
It has been twenty five years since 14 women were murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. And yet, women and girls in Canada still face violence in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities every single day. Sexist images and attitudes are rampant in our media and online. Women who speak out are targeted and harassed. We cannot let this continue. Canada’s…
Sisters in Spirit 2014: Time for Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
October 3, 2014
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) will mark October 4, 2014 as a day to honour and remember the lives of the many missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and to once again urge the federal government to hold a National Inquiry. The CLC has encouraged its members to support and attend vigils and events being held across the country.…
OTTAWA ― Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, has issued the following statement regarding the shootings that occurred on Wednesday, April 30 at the Western Forest Products sawmill in Nanaimo, BC: The Canadian Labour Congress extends its deepest sympathy to the victims of shootings today at the Western Forest Products sawmill in Nanaimo, BC, and in particular to…