FILIPINO-CANADIAN WORKERS URGE GOVERNMENT TO FIX EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND LABOUR LAW Weaknesses in the employment Standards Act and Labour Law came under criticism this week by Filipino-Canadian workers at the Changing Workplaces Review. Represented by Ben Corpuz and Josh Cuasay, a …
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The number of OFWs leaving daily rose from 2,500 in 2009 to 6,092 in 2015. Global alliance of overseas Filipino workers belied Pres. Aquino’s claim in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the number of OFWs (overseas …
This July, Toronto will host a Pan American Climate Summit and an Economic Summit, where politicians will face a choice: listen to corporate leaders from across the Americas gathering to advance an economic austerity agenda that is increasing inequality and …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2015 The Toronto & York Region Labour Council welcomes Pope Francis’s encyclical “Laudato Si” which challenges humankind to take real and immediate measures to combat global warming. The Labour Council has been advocating …
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Filipino Workers Network supports campaigns on issues that will improve the standard and quality of living of workers. Decent Hours for Decent Incomes A decent minimum wage is a central part of lifting workers out of poverty, but there …