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In spite of high education levels, many recent immigrants to BC find
themselves stuck in low wage jobs, with few meaningful protections in
the workplace, according to a new study released by the Canadian Centre
for Policy Alternatives and the Philippine Women Centre.Workplace Rights for Immigrants in BC: The Case of Filipino Workers
reveals that despite a booming BC economy, recent immigrants to the
province often find economic security elusive. They frequently work in
Employment and labour
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government's proposal to ban strikes in health care and community services would remove one of the key mechanisms workers have to warn of system failures, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "Health Care Strikes: Pulling the Red Cord” looks at the impact of strikes and strike threats on health care and concludes that they are far from intolerable or unmanageable.
TORONTO – Most women are getting shut out of Employment Insurance (EI) coverage in Canada, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The gap between men's and women’s EI coverage is significant: 40 percent of unemployed men received EI benefits in 2004 while only 32 percent of unemployed women did.
“Essentially, two in every three working women who pay into EI don’t receive a single penny in benefits if they lose their jobs,” says CCPA Research Associate Monica Townson, who co-authored Women and The Employment Insurance Program with Kevin Hayes.
TORONTO – Au Canada, la plupart des femmes sont pénalisées par la couverture prévue par l’assurance-emploi (AE), révèle une étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA).
L’écart entre l’admissibilité des hommes et des femmes à l’AE est considérable : en 2004, 40 pour cent des hommes sans emploi recevaient des prestations d’AE, alors que ce taux ne s’établissait qu’à 32 pour cent chez les femmes dans la même situation.
When a meter-reader comes to your home to check your monthly electricity consumption, they wear a BC Hydro uniform, but they are, in fact, no longer employees of BC Hydro. They work for Accenture, a Bermuda-based, for-profit, multinational corporation. Similarly, when you call the Medical Services Plan with an inquiry, you are actually now speaking to an employee of Maximus, a US-based multinational.