<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <feed xmlns:dc="http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-namespace/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title type="text">Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)</title> <subtitle type="text">Contains the last 20 releases</subtitle> <id>uuid:9a2b0997-5a79-4ac2-a515-502ed2bd176a;id=16693</id> <rights type="text">Copyright 2017, Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)</rights> <updated>2017-05-31T17:30:00Z</updated> <author> <name>newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk)</name> <uri>http://www.globenewswire.com/LegacyRss?Length=4</uri> <email>newsdesk@globenewswire.com</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/atomfeed/organization/PzDu3OKQhcEcpozu46p0TQ==" /> <link rel="self" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/atomfeed/organization/PzDu3OKQhcEcpozu46p0TQ==" /> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/31/1027422/0/en/Colour-of-Poverty-Colour-of-Change-Seeks-Fair-and-Equitable-Employment-Opportunities-for-Racialized-Workers.html</id> <title type="text">Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change Seeks Fair and Equitable Employment Opportunities for Racialized Workers</title> <published>2017-05-31T17:30:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/31/1027422/0/en/Colour-of-Poverty-Colour-of-Change-Seeks-Fair-and-Equitable-Employment-Opportunities-for-Racialized-Workers.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 31, 2017) - </span>Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change (COP-COC) welcomes the labour and employment standards legal reform package proposed by the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Labour, and calls on the Ontario Government to do more to ensure fair and equitable employment opportunities for all racialized communities -- both First Peoples and peoples of colour.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027422</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change (COP-COC)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/24/1027421/0/en/Legal-Clinic-Launches-Bad-Medicine-Report.html</id> <title type="text">Legal Clinic Launches "Bad Medicine" Report</title> <published>2017-05-24T11:30:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/24/1027421/0/en/Legal-Clinic-Launches-Bad-Medicine-Report.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 24, 2017) - </span></p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027421</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/23/1027420/0/en/Media-Advisory-Launch-of-Bad-Medicine-Report.html</id> <title type="text">Media Advisory: Launch of "Bad Medicine" Report</title> <published>2017-05-23T19:07:47Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/23/1027420/0/en/Media-Advisory-Launch-of-Bad-Medicine-Report.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 23, 2017) - </span></p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027420</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/01/24/1027419/0/en/WSIB-Makes-Drug-Formularies-Public-after-Prolonged-Battle-with-Injured-Workers-and-Advocates.html</id> <title type="text">WSIB Makes Drug Formularies Public after Prolonged Battle with Injured Workers and Advocates</title> <published>2017-01-24T11:30:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/01/24/1027419/0/en/WSIB-Makes-Drug-Formularies-Public-after-Prolonged-Battle-with-Injured-Workers-and-Advocates.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - January 24, 2017) - </span> The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) made their drug formularies public <a href="http://iavgo.org/wsib-makes-drug-formularies-public-after-prolonged-battle-with-injured-workers-and-advocates-2/" rel="nofollow" title="yesterday">yesterday</a> after fighting injured workers and advocates for years to keep them secret.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027419</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario (IAVGO)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/12/1027418/0/en/ONIWG-Frustrated-Injured-Workers-Take-Their-Message-to-the-Steps-of-the-WSIB.html</id> <title type="text">ONIWG: Frustrated Injured Workers Take Their Message to the Steps of the WSIB</title> <published>2016-12-12T13:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/12/1027418/0/en/ONIWG-Frustrated-Injured-Workers-Take-Their-Message-to-the-Steps-of-the-WSIB.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - December 12, 2016) - </span>It has been a tough year for injured workers. The austerity agenda that has seen WSIB spending on benefits reduced by millions has continued, and now workers are being told that the Board's savings are being passed onto employers as an immediate 300+ million dollar cut to their rates.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027418</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Groups (ONIWG)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/11/07/1027417/0/en/Peart-Family-continues-quest-for-justice-for-deceased-migrant-worker-Ontario-Superior-Court-to-hear-appeal.html</id> <title type="text">Peart Family continues quest for justice for deceased migrant worker: Ontario Superior Court to hear appeal</title> <published>2016-11-07T12:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/11/07/1027417/0/en/Peart-Family-continues-quest-for-justice-for-deceased-migrant-worker-Ontario-Superior-Court-to-hear-appeal.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - November 07, 2016) - </span></p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027417</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Justicia for Migrant Workers</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/10/31/1027416/0/en/UPDATE-ONIWG-WSIB-gives-corporations-millions-while-doctors-injured-workers-outraged.html</id> <title type="text">UPDATE - ONIWG: WSIB gives corporations millions while doctors, injured workers outraged</title> <published>2016-10-31T14:29:15Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/10/31/1027416/0/en/UPDATE-ONIWG-WSIB-gives-corporations-millions-while-doctors-injured-workers-outraged.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - October 31, 2016) - </span>Despite growing public attention surrounding the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's (WSIB) treatment of workers who get injured on the job, the WSIB <a href="http://www.wsib.on.ca/WSIBPortal/faces/WSIBDetailPage?cGUID=WSIB069260&rDef=WSIB_RD_ARTICLE&_afrLoop=2944513559005136&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=1id1s5u0y_136#%40%3FcGUID%3DWSIB069260%26_afrWindowId%3D1id1s5u0y_136%26_afrLoop%3D2944513559005136%26rDef%3DWSIB_RD_ARTICLE%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D1id1s5u0y_160" rel="nofollow" title="announced">announced</a> Friday that they will further reduce employers' premium rates that fund the system. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027416</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/10/31/1027415/0/en/ONIWG-WSIB-gives-corporations-millions-while-doctors-injured-workers-outraged.html</id> <title type="text">ONIWG: WSIB gives corporations millions while doctors, injured workers outraged</title> <published>2016-10-31T10:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/10/31/1027415/0/en/ONIWG-WSIB-gives-corporations-millions-while-doctors-injured-workers-outraged.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - October 31, 2016) - </span>Despite growing public attention surrounding the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's (WSIB) treatment of workers who get injured on the job, the WSIB <a href="http://www.wsib.on.ca/WSIBPortal/faces/WSIBDetailPage?cGUID=WSIB069260&rDef=WSIB_RD_ARTICLE&_afrLoop=2944513559005136&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=1id1s5u0y_136#%40%3FcGUID%3DWSIB069260%26_afrWindowId%3D1id1s5u0y_136%26_afrLoop%3D2944513559005136%26rDef%3DWSIB_RD_ARTICLE%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D1id1s5u0y_160" rel="nofollow" title="announced">announced</a> Friday that they will further reduce employers' premium rates that fund the system. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027415</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/30/1027414/0/en/Media-Advisory-Community-Organizations-Push-Ontario-Government-to-Adopt-Anti-Racism-Legislative-Framework.html</id> <title type="text">Media Advisory: Community Organizations Push Ontario Government to Adopt Anti-Racism Legislative Framework</title> <published>2016-09-30T17:30:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/30/1027414/0/en/Media-Advisory-Community-Organizations-Push-Ontario-Government-to-Adopt-Anti-Racism-Legislative-Framework.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - September 30, 2016) - </span>A coalition of community organizations will be launching a proposed legislative framework for the newly established Anti-Racism Directorate in Ontario at a press conference on <strong>Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at </strong>11 a.m. at the office of TAIBU Community Health Center, 27 Tapscott Rd #1, Scarborough, Ontario.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027414</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> <media:content medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="600" url="http://www.marketwire.com/library/MwGo/2016/9/30/11G116367/Images/Banner_-_horizontal_-_FINAL_(_April_2010_)-page-00-beef23a4a39e81b1ba1f2e37b90b32cb.jpg"> <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/30/1027414/0/en/Media-Advisory-Community-Organizations-Push-Ontario-Government-to-Adopt-Anti-Racism-Legislative-Framework.html"> <img src="http://www.marketwire.com/library/MwGo/2016/9/30/11G116367/Images/Banner_-_horizontal_-_FINAL_(_April_2010_)-page-00-beef23a4a39e81b1ba1f2e37b90b32cb.jpg" width="600" align="left" border="0" alt="Photo" title="Colour of Poverty/Colour of Change Network" /> </a> </p><br clear="all" />]]></media:text> <media:credit role="publishing company">GlobeNewswire Inc.</media:credit> </media:content> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/19/1027413/0/en/Media-Advisory-Harvesting-Freedom-Campaign-Arrives-in-Guelph-to-Show-Solidarity-With-Injured-Migrant-Farm-Workers.html</id> <title type="text">Media Advisory: Harvesting Freedom Campaign Arrives in Guelph to Show Solidarity With Injured Migrant Farm Workers</title> <published>2016-09-19T12:27:42Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/19/1027413/0/en/Media-Advisory-Harvesting-Freedom-Campaign-Arrives-in-Guelph-to-Show-Solidarity-With-Injured-Migrant-Farm-Workers.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">GUELPH, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - September 19, 2016) - </span></p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027413</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Justicia for Migrant Workers;Harvesting Freedom</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/15/1027412/0/en/New-Report-Looks-at-What-People-Need-to-Be-Able-to-Deal-With-Legal-Problems.html</id> <title type="text">New Report Looks at What People Need to Be Able to Deal With Legal Problems</title> <published>2016-09-15T12:52:44Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/15/1027412/0/en/New-Report-Looks-at-What-People-Need-to-Be-Able-to-Deal-With-Legal-Problems.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - September 15, 2016) - </span>CLEO today released important new research on the challenges Ontarians face when trying to deal with legal problems in their lives. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027412</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Community Legal Education Ontario/ Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario (CLEO)</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/14/1027411/0/en/Injured-Workers-Decry-Secretive-WSIB-Annual-General-Meeting.html</id> <title type="text">Injured Workers Decry Secretive WSIB Annual General Meeting</title> <published>2016-09-14T10:30:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/14/1027411/0/en/Injured-Workers-Decry-Secretive-WSIB-Annual-General-Meeting.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - September 14, 2016) - </span> In the wake of mounting public criticism, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is holding what advocates believe to be its first Annual General Meeting this morning in over a decade. Injured workers will be protesting in front of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to call attention to the private, invite-only event in the midst of growing public concern with its dealings.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027411</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> <dc:keyword>WSIB</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>injured workers</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>health</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>poverty</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>physicians</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>Wynne</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>Workplace Safety and Insurance Board</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>labour</dc:keyword> <dc:keyword>health care</dc:keyword> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/08/1027410/0/en/Employer-to-Send-Chatham-Kent-Injured-Migrant-Worker-Home-Despite-Needing-Medical-Care.html</id> <title type="text">Employer to Send Chatham-Kent Injured Migrant Worker Home Despite Needing Medical Care</title> <published>2016-09-08T14:00:21Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/08/1027410/0/en/Employer-to-Send-Chatham-Kent-Injured-Migrant-Worker-Home-Despite-Needing-Medical-Care.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">CHATHAM-KENT, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - September 08, 2016) - </span> Kevin Campbell, an injured migrant worker from Jamaica, is being forced to return home before receiving the necessary healthcare for an injury sustained while working in Ontario.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027410</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Justicia for Migrant Workers;Harvesting Freedom</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/08/11/1027409/0/en/Justicia-for-Migrant-Workers-Urges-the-Ministry-of-Labour-to-Take-Immediate-Action-to-Protect-Agricultural-Workers-From-Heat-Stress.html</id> <title type="text">Justicia for Migrant Workers Urges the Ministry of Labour to Take Immediate Action to Protect Agricultural Workers From Heat Stress</title> <published>2016-08-11T11:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/08/11/1027409/0/en/Justicia-for-Migrant-Workers-Urges-the-Ministry-of-Labour-to-Take-Immediate-Action-to-Protect-Agricultural-Workers-From-Heat-Stress.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - August 11, 2016) - </span> Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW) is urging the province to undertake proactive inspections of agricultural workplaces and to implement heat stress regulations to protect farm workers toiling under these harsh conditions.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027409</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Justicia for Migrant Workers</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/08/07/1027408/0/en/Community-Supporters-Organize-Solidarity-Vigil-for-Migrant-Workers-Killed-Injured-in-Flamborough.html</id> <title type="text">Community Supporters Organize Solidarity Vigil for Migrant Workers Killed/Injured in Flamborough</title> <published>2016-08-07T11:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/08/07/1027408/0/en/Community-Supporters-Organize-Solidarity-Vigil-for-Migrant-Workers-Killed-Injured-in-Flamborough.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">HAMILTON, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - August 07, 2016) - </span></p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027408</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Justicia for Migrant Workers;Harvesting Freedom</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/07/12/1027407/0/en/Justicia-for-Migrant-Workers-Condemns-OIPRD-Report-on-Systemic-Review-of-DNA-Sweep-and-Demands-an-End-to-Racist-Policing.html</id> <title type="text">Justicia for Migrant Workers Condemns OIPRD Report on Systemic Review of DNA Sweep and Demands an End to Racist Policing</title> <published>2016-07-12T22:35:38Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/07/12/1027407/0/en/Justicia-for-Migrant-Workers-Condemns-OIPRD-Report-on-Systemic-Review-of-DNA-Sweep-and-Demands-an-End-to-Racist-Policing.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - July 12, 2016) - </span>Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW), a migrant rights advocacy organization, strongly rejects the Office of the Independent Police Review Director's (OIPRD) finding that there was no racial profiling in the coercive DNA sweep of 99 black and brown migrant men in Bayhem, Ontario in 2013. J4MW condemns the OIPRD's perpetuation of racist policing of black and racialized communities. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027407</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Justicia for Migrant Workers;Harvesting Freedom</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/06/20/1027406/0/en/10th-Anniversary-of-Chinese-Head-Tax-Exclusion-Act-Redress.html</id> <title type="text">10th Anniversary of Chinese Head Tax & Exclusion Act Redress</title> <published>2016-06-20T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/06/20/1027406/0/en/10th-Anniversary-of-Chinese-Head-Tax-Exclusion-Act-Redress.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - June 20, 2016) - </span>In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the parliamentary apology (June 22, 2006) for the Chinese Head Tax & Chinese Exclusion Act, the <strong>Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO)</strong> & <strong>Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (MTCSALC)</strong> will host a proclamation event at Toronto City Hall. </p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027406</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/06/01/1027405/0/en/Injured-Workers-Take-to-the-Streets-to-Protest-2-Billion-Gift-From-WSIB-to-Employers.html</id> <title type="text">Injured Workers Take to the Streets to Protest $2 Billion Gift From WSIB to Employers</title> <published>2016-06-01T12:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/06/01/1027405/0/en/Injured-Workers-Take-to-the-Streets-to-Protest-2-Billion-Gift-From-WSIB-to-Employers.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <span class="mw_region">TORONTO,ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - June 01, 2016) - </span>Coming on the heels of a <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/29/provincial-watchdog-urged-to-investigate-wsib.html" rel="nofollow" title="series">series</a> of <a href="http://www.thesudburystar.com/2015/10/31/sudbury-accent-now-im-just-a-number" rel="nofollow" title="exposés">exposés</a> about the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board's (WSIB) <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/21/system-failed-injured-worker-who-left-country" rel="nofollow" title="mistreatment">mistreatment</a> of <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/19/anxiety-depression-bankruptcy-one-familys-battle-with-workplace-injury.html" rel="nofollow" title="injured workers">injured workers</a>, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Groups (ONIWG) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will rally on June 1<sup>st</sup> to challenge the most recent scandal involving the compensation board: a $2 billion per year gift from the WSIB to employers that comes at the same time as injured workers are being subjected to massive benefit cuts and forced into poverty. The rally will start at noon at Queen's Park, and will be followed by a march down University Avenue to the Ministry of Labour.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027405</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Groups</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/05/30/1027404/0/en/ADVISORY-Injured-Workers-in-Crisis-Demand-to-Know-Why-WSIB-Is-Gifting-2-Billion-to-Employers.html</id> <title type="text">ADVISORY: Injured Workers in Crisis Demand to Know Why WSIB Is Gifting $2 Billion to Employers</title> <published>2016-05-30T14:00:00Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/05/30/1027404/0/en/ADVISORY-Injured-Workers-in-Crisis-Demand-to-Know-Why-WSIB-Is-Gifting-2-Billion-to-Employers.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 30, 2016) - </span>Coming on the heels of a <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/29/provincial-watchdog-urged-to-investigate-wsib.html" rel="nofollow" title="series">series</a> of <a href="http://www.thesudburystar.com/2015/10/31/sudbury-accent-now-im-just-a-number" rel="nofollow" title="exposés">exposés</a> about the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board's (WSIB) <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/21/system-failed-injured-worker-who-left-country" rel="nofollow" title="mistreatment">mistreatment</a> of <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/19/anxiety-depression-bankruptcy-one-familys-battle-with-workplace-injury.html" rel="nofollow" title="injured workers">injured workers</a>, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Groups (ONIWG) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) will rally on June 1<sup>st</sup> to challenge the most recent scandal involving the compensation board: a $2 billion per year gift from the WSIB to employers that comes at the same time as injured workers are being subjected to massive benefit cuts and forced into poverty.</p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027404</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Groups</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> <entry> <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/25/1027403/0/en/Study-Finds-Ontario-Government-Is-Failing-to-Protect-Chinese-Restaurant-Workers-From-Workplace-Exploitation.html</id> <title type="text">Study Finds Ontario Government Is Failing to Protect Chinese Restaurant-Workers From Workplace Exploitation</title> <published>2016-04-25T18:19:50Z</published> <updated>2024-11-25T03:42:17Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/25/1027403/0/en/Study-Finds-Ontario-Government-Is-Failing-to-Protect-Chinese-Restaurant-Workers-From-Workplace-Exploitation.html" /> <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p> <span class="mw_region">TORONTO, ON</span><span>--(Marketwired - April 25, 2016) - </span>The Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (MTCSALC) today released the report, "Sweet & Sour: The Struggle of Chinese Restaurant-workers." The report is based on the results of a survey of over 180 workers of Chinese descent and their work experience in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) restaurant industry between 2013 and 2016. The survey found widespread and persistent violations of workers' rights under the <em>Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)</em> and the <em>Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990 (OHSA)</em>. To review the full report, please click here: <a href="http://mtcsalc.org/index.php/download_file/view/328/96/" rel="nofollow" title="">http://mtcsalc.org/index.php/download_file/view/328/96/</a></p>]]></content> <dc:identifier>1027403</dc:identifier> <dc:language>en</dc:language> <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher> <dc:contributor>Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic</dc:contributor> <dc:modified>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:41 GMT</dc:modified> </entry> </feed>