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Ontario Law Commission recommends sweeping changes to protect vulnerable workers

A startling rise in “precarious work” — low-wage temp jobs with no benefits — needs to be addressed, says a report offering 47 recommendations.

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Former office cleaner Halima Ahmed says she is owed almost $800 in unpaid wages. She says she was wrongfully fired for refusing to work overtime during a religious holiday.


The startling rise of low-wage, temporary jobs with no benefits calls for a comprehensive provincial strategy, says the Law Commission of Ontario.

Reforming Ontario’s outdated Employment Standards Act, more protection for foreign workers and beefed-up enforcement are also among the 47 recommendations in the commission’s final report, to be released Wednesday, on vulnerable workers and “precarious work.”

Laurie Monsebraaten
Laurie Monsebraaten
Laurie Monsebraaten is a former Social Justice Reporter for the Toronto Star, where she wrote about poverty, inequality and social programs including welfare, child care, Children's Aid and disability rights.
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