Media Hits – Closing the Employment Standards Enforcement Gap http://closeesgap.ca A Research Initiative on Improving Protections for People in Precarious Jobs Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:28:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.4 What kind of city will Toronto be in 2030? http://closeesgap.ca/media/what-kind-of-city-will-toronto-be-in-2030/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:11:43 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1118 Our essential workers are burning out. Advocates say a lack of basic job protections is to blame http://closeesgap.ca/media/our-essential-workers-are-burning-out-advocates-say-a-lack-of-basic-job-protections-is-to-blame/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 16:09:14 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1116 Let’s accept migrant farmworkers as members of our food community http://closeesgap.ca/media/lets-accept-migrant-farmworkers-as-members-of-our-food-community/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 20:41:24 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1090 Doug Ford’s Ministry of Labour is Giving Migrant Worker Employers Advance Notice of COVID-19 Inspections http://closeesgap.ca/media/doug-fords-ministry-of-labour-is-giving-migrant-worker-employers-advance-notice-of-covid-19-inspections/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:38:14 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1086 Trudeau government failed to enforce COVID-19 protections for migrant farm workers http://closeesgap.ca/media/trudeau-government-failed-to-enforce-covid-19-protections-for-migrant-farm-workers/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:39:42 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1088 Ottawa didn’t enforce rules for employers of migrant farm workers during pandemic http://closeesgap.ca/media/ottawa-didnt-enforce-rules-for-employers-of-migrant-farm-workers-during-pandemic/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:37:17 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1084 Migrant workers with COVID-19 must not be allowed to work, health experts say — as infected worker count surpasses 1,000 http://closeesgap.ca/media/migrant-workers-with-covid-19-must-not-be-allowed-to-work-health-experts-say-as-infected-worker-count-surpasses-1000/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:36:01 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1081 Why the ‘invisible workers’ cleaning up COVID-19 need better labour protection http://closeesgap.ca/media/why-the-invisible-workers-cleaning-up-covid-19-need-better-labour-protection/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:55:56 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1069 Coronavirus puts the spotlight on workers’ rights in Ontario http://closeesgap.ca/media/coronavirus-puts-the-spotlight-on-workers-rights-in-ontario/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:10:15 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1066 Will you get paid if you self-isolate for coronavirus? It depends http://closeesgap.ca/media/will-you-get-paid-if-you-self-isolate-for-coronavirus-it-depends/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:07:57 +0000 http://closeesgap.ca/?post_type=media_hits&p=1064