(Montreal) The Centrale des unions du Québec (CSQ) called on the provincial government to “intervene quickly” to support the workers of SOS violence conjugale, while TVA nouvelles and the Quebec newspaper Wednesday revealed allegations of “psychological violence” and “intimidation” within the organization.
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“On October 12, we wrote to the Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, and to the Minister for the Status of Women, Isabelle Charest, to appeal to them for help. We learn today that they were content to recommend to the management of SOS violence conjugale the help of the Ministry of Labor for mediation, which was refused. They then decided to close the file and ignore the call for help from these women in distress,” lamented the vice-president of the CSQ, Line Camerlain, in a press release.
“For quite some time, our delegates who work there have been telling us about a very difficult, even unhealthy work climate, and so to try to remedy the situation and try to improve the work climate, we found important to raise awareness among the ministers concerned”, she said in a telephone interview, mentioning “many allegations of intimidation, repression”.
She urged Quebec not only to offer mediation, but to send someone de facto, “whether it be an investigator, a mediator, whether to help, support, take note of these allegations and be able to propose improvements”.
SOS violence conjugale offers a support telephone line for victims of domestic violence as well as awareness tools.
The organization did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Canadian Press.
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