Etiket: labor
Rail labor disputes and at the Port of Montreal | A risk of “unprecedented” disruptions
By water, land and railways: the specter of a paralysis of the logistics chain in Eastern Canada is intensifying with a strike which risks paralyzing the two largest rail carriers…
Labor Day celebrated around the world
Workers, activists and others across Europe and Asia took to the streets Wednesday to mark 1er May by protesting against rising prices and government employment policies, and demanding greater rights…
Another labor conflict threatens to disrupt the activities of the air carrier Transat AT
Another labor dispute threatens to disrupt operations at air carrier Transat AT Flight dispatchers voted 100% in favor of a strike mandate. The Canadian Flight Dispatchers Association (CALDA), which represents…
Muscovite sentenced to five years in labor camp for criticizing war in Ukraine
In Russia, prison sentences are falling one after the other for the slightest critical comment on the war in Ukraine. A 38-year-old Muscovite was again sentenced this week to five…
Child Labor Law | A drop in work accidents observed
(Quebec) It will almost be a year since the Law on the supervision of child labor, led by Minister Jean Boulet, was adopted in the National Assembly. Has this law…
Canadian Labor Congress president calls Poilievre ‘a crook’
(Ottawa) The president of the Canadian Labor Congress (CLC), Canada’s largest labor organization, compares Pierre Poilievre to a “conman” because he tried to present himself as a friend of the…
Can’t Solve the Housing Crisis Without Fixing the Construction Labor Shortage
Solving the labor shortage in the construction sector will be key to increasing the supply of available housing on the market, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to…
Housing crisis linked to construction labor shortage
Solving the labor shortage in the construction sector will be key to increasing the supply of available housing on the market, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to…
“The country is dying of mass unemployment,” says the Minister of Labor
Catherine Vautrin defends the announcement of a new unemployment insurance reform, believing that the return to employment is a priority. She explains that supporting the unemployed is a “social investment”.…
Canadian miner arrested for forced labor in China
The federal corporate ethics watchdog says a Vancouver-based mining company allowed the use of forced labor at its Xinjiang gold mine even though the company lost control of the project…
Labor shortage and housing shortage: the prefabricated housing industry to the rescue in Saguenay
Labor shortages and housing shortages are both hampering Quebec’s economic growth. An industry can pride itself on absorbing one while filling the other: the world of prefabricated houses. Nicko Delosreyes…
a union seizes the Labor Inspectorate after “serious doubts” about the remuneration of dancers
While the castings continue, Union danse union assures that the production company is seeking to play the volunteer card. The organizers deny this. Published on 03/22/2024 5:41 p.m. Reading time:…
“We have avoided recession, inflation is falling and the labor market is in good shape,” according to a member of the European Commission
Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, is Franceinfo’s eco guest on Tuesday. Published on 03/19/2024 8:13 p.m. Reading time: 7 min Paolo Gentiloni on March 19, 2024. (FRANCEINFO…
Forced labor generates annual profits of 236 billion US dollars
Illegal profits from forced labor around the world have reached an “obscene” US$236 billion a year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported on Tuesday. Sexual exploitation accounts for three-quarters of…
APTS: Significant gains, but still a labor challenge
This text is part of the special section Unionism The union active in the health network, with 65,000 members, signed an agreement in principle with the Legault government for its…
An education budget marked by the labor conflict
The 2024-2025 budget bears the mark of the labor conflict that shook the education network in the fall. It devotes a 9.3% increase in spending to education, a significant jump…
the Minister of Labor wants to reform the professional equality index between women and men
Catherine Vautrin said on Friday that a “consultation of social partners around this reform will be opened during the month”. Published on 03/08/2024 2:50 p.m. Update on 03/08/2024 3:21 p.m.…
the EU will ban products from forced labor from its common market
Thanks to a compromise obtained by European negotiators and the Member States of the Union, Europe will be able to launch investigations at any time in the event of suspicion.…
Portugal, a welcoming land for foreign labor
Published on 05/03/2024 10:42 Video length: 3 min Immigration: Portugal, a welcoming land for foreign labor Portugal, a country of 10 million inhabitants, today has nearly a million immigrants, and…
Older workers won’t solve the labor shortage
Yes, of course, keeping a higher proportion of workers aged 60 and over in employment would help reduce the problem of labor scarcity in Quebec. But the possible gains to…