Poverty

“Isolated all the time – frustrated and angry”

August 26, 2015

“36 years spent in poverty and pain, injured worker says” (CBC News, Aug. 18, 2015) Fred Palmer still lives with the chronic pain, financial and mental health aftermath of serious injuries sustained while working on a railway in northern Ontario over three…

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Study a wake-up call

July 6, 2015

The workplace is the site of 18 to 28% of serious injuries suffered by Canadian adults. In Ontario, while most WSIB claims involve no or little lost time, nearly 15,000 injured workers a year have a recognized permanent impairment. However the current…

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New reports on destructive trends – a look south of the border

March 10, 2015

“Insult to Injury”, a 4-part joint investigative series by ProPublica and NPR (National Public Radio) takes an in-depth look at the decimation of workers’ comp in the United States. Using statistical and official documentary evidence, it also lays bare through injured workers’…

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Injured worker out in the cold

January 8, 2015

“Surviving on the cold streets” (video) / Austin Delaney (CTV Toronto News, Jan. 7, 2015) Reporter interviews Mike, a homeless 50-year old former construction worker once earning $60,000 who lost his arm in a workplace accident 8 years ago. The downward spiral…

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Snapshot of the reality of poverty

October 17, 2014

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the non-profit group Citizens for Justice released today its report “The burden of poverty”. The latest annual Poverty Trends Scorecard measures the unequal impact of poverty on some groups, such as new…

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Part-time work exposing workers to a greater risk of injury

October 5, 2014

“The 15-hour work week: Canada’s part-time problem” / Tavia Grant (The Globe and Mail, Oct. 4, 2014) Article discusses the growing number of involuntary part-time, temporary and contract jobs in Canada’s labour market and the social consequences of this unsteady or precarious…

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Metcalf report on welfareization of the disabled

December 13, 2013

“Disabled in Ontario increasingly forced onto welfare” / Laurie Monsebraaten (Toronto Star, Dec. 13, 2013) The changing nature of work means more Ontarians who become sick, injured or disabled are forced to rely on the Ontario Disability Support Program. New study by…

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