New
research shows a
million
workers
In
Toronto region falling
seriously
behind.
Joint
action from governments, labour and employers needed to ensure working
families stay afloat.
They provide
homecare to our elderly, serve up the food we eat, clean our hotel rooms,
manufacture our clothes and provide social services when we need it. Yet
these and other workers in key sectors of our economy have one thing in
common: they are undervalued and underpaid.
Startling
new research on just how far a million workers in Toronto region are
falling behind will be unveiled Tuesday June 7th by the Toronto
and York Region Labour Council.
Many of
these hard-working men and women are workers of colour and immigrants.
Ryerson University professor and Centre for Social Justice Research
Associate
Grace-Edward
Galabuzi will speak about how the division of labour is being increasingly
racialized, particularly in areas like Toronto where people of colour make
up almost 40 per cent of the workforce.
Working
people from various sectors will also be on hand to speak about the work
they do, and the difficulties they face to take care of themselves and
their families in the GTA, one of the most costliest places to live in
Canada.
Labour
Council will challenge all levels of government, employers and the labour
movement to take a series of actions in order to ensure that these working
families are not left behind.
