The Rights Don’t Retire series of videos shares the real stories of injured workers impacted by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s age limits on benefits. Their voices deserve to be heard, and the law needs to change.
In 2010 Marv was employed by a moving company when his back gave out. As a result of his injury, he was unable to return to work, and has since navigated further injury to his knees, shoulders and neck. Although he planned on working past age 65, he hasn’t been able to work for over fifteen years.
When he turns 65, the WSIB will cut off compensation for the wages lost due to his work-related injury. And because unable to work for a number of years, he hasn’t been making contributions to his pension. Like many older injured workers, he faces an uncertain future and retirement poverty because of the WSIB’s age cut-off.
Watch Marv’s whole story here. [Youtube: 3:18 mins]
The Minister of Labour has committed to ending WSIB’s age discrimination. Now it’s time for action.
Follow and share videos from the new RightsDontRetire instagram account to help spread the word. To learn more about the Rights Don’t Retire campaign and WCIAR’s vision for a more just approach to age-based cut offs, visit injuredworkersonline.org/RightsDontRetire.