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A recent 4-part Toronto Star series, Temp Work in Ontario, shines a powerful light on the many ways employers are evading basic Employment Standards and calls for expanded protection for Ontario workers.  The series highlights […]

Researchers from our project presented at the Global Labour Speaker Series organized by the Global Labour Research Centre on May 14, 2015 at York University. Employment standards set the minimum terms and conditions in areas […]

As part of the Changing Workplace Review, the Ontario Ministry of Labour will be undertaking public consultations on issues and trends that affect workers and employers across the province. Public consultations will begin on June […]

Our project partner, Workers’ Action Centre, released its new report at a launch on March 31, 2015 with over 150 people from unions, community organizations, universities and government. “Still Working on the Edge” builds research […]

Closing the Gap co-sponsored a public talk with Dr. Chris Tilly, Professor of Urban Planning and Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (ILRE), University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Tilly has […]

Navigating the Bureaucracy, Searching for Justice: The Promise & Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States Shannon Gleeson, Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz