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Weekend Video: Invisible No More

6/27/2015

J4J-RedirectInvisible No More Campaign Launch in Ottawa June 20, 2015. The Case for a Living Wage for Cleaners in Federal Buildings in the Nation’s Capital. Public forum hosted by SEIU Local 2-Justice for Janitors and, ACORN Canada. The Canadian Federal Governments guidelines for awarding contracts to companies providing janitorial services contain these very problematic elements:

-Contracts awarded to lowest price qualified bidders
-No effective provisions to exclude labour law violators
-No provisions for the rising cost of living
-No provisions for minimum wage increases even though it remains well below what is known to be a fair living wage.

This leads to workers earning poverty wages in conditions which are often outside the Employment Standards Act. As a workforce comprised largely of migrant women, they often suffer in silence, feeling there is little recourse.

Panelists:

Michelle Walrond , ACORN ( Moderator)

Lyne Giard, ACORN and J4J SEIU Local 2 Council: ( 4:00 )

Trish Hennessy, CCPA Ontario Office Founding Director ( 10:50 )

Aimee Beboso, Philippine Migrants Society Ottawa ( 21:20 )

Catherine McKenney, City Councillor, Somerset Ward, Ottawa ( 28:50 )

Nycole Turmel, NDP MP for Hull – Aylmer ( 35:16 )

Ramses Pierre-Louis, SEIU Local 2 Justice for Janitors ( 43:03 )

For More information Visit:

http://justiceforjanitors.ca/

https://www.acorncanada.org/

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