News in Employment and Work
Northumberland poverty reduction committee releases action report
The Northumberland Poverty Reduction Action Committee has released their report, the outcome of their all-day planning session in April.
'Shared Framework for Action' focuses on measures that address racialized poverty
Advocates urge community members to work on the Shared Framework for Action, a list of activities produced at the Colour of Poverty forum as those that best address the problems of racialized poverty.
Public can add input on government's poverty reduction strategy by toll-free phone
The Ontario government has set up a toll-free phone number for people to call to provide input on the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy that is under development.
Ontario government announces consultation on temp agency work
Parkdale Community Legal Services and the Workers' Action Centre are asking those who work with people in low-wage, precarious employment to respond to the Ontario government's consultation on temp agency work.
Anti-poverty advocates say government's consultations must be open, inclusive
Advocates are calling on the Ontario government to move beyond closed sessions and ensure an open, inclusive, and solutions-oriented process as the province begins consultations for its Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Provincial government's poverty measures include new web site, consultations
The Ontario government has launched a new web site meant to serve as a public forum, and is meeting with community leaders, service providers, and people living in poverty as part of its poverty reduction strategy.
Communities concerned about continuing income disparity in Canada
Members of the Colour of Poverty Campaign are concerned by the income and earnings data just released by Statistics Canada that seem to confirm "the rich are getting richer, the poor getting poorer."
Farm workers easily exploited, advocates claim
Temporary foreign farm workers in Southwestern Ontario live in substandard conditions, work for next to nothing, and are easily exploited, social justice advocates have told the standing committee on citizenship and immigration.
Income security clinic gives update on government's poverty reduction strategy
The provincial government is creating a Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario, which the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) lobbied for during the last provincial election.
Study urges B.C. government to make employment possible for more people with significant disabilities
A study released in Vancouver urges the provincial government to adopt a series of recommendations that would make employment possible for many more British Columbians with significant disabilities.
