Articles on Labour laws

Displaying 1 - 20 of 29 articles

Strikes are a key tool workers use during collective bargaining disputes, and Bill C-39 has renewed debate over the role of government in resolving such disputes. Air Canada flight attendants on strike at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Aug. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes

Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members walk a picket line at the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., in 2024. The railway sector has played an important role in Canada’s labour movement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture

The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.
A scene taken from the French film l’Histoire de Souleymane about an asylum-seeking delivery worker is food for thought: behind the convenience of ordering food and other goods to your door lies a far murkier reality; for many delivery platform workers precarity is part and parcel of their daily grind. Pyramide Distribution

Delivery platform workers: a survey lifts the lid on extreme hardship

An unprecedented occupational health study on takeaway delivery workers in France reveals shocking working conditions amid Europe-wide debate on their entitlement to standard employee rights.
A worker stitches a garment at a factory run by the Bangladesh-based Urmi Group in Narayanganj, Bangladesh in April 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Worker‑led programs are tackling gender‑based violence in supply chains, but they’re at risk

An innovative new strategy to address gender-based violence and harassment is showing promising early signs of effectiveness, but these gains are being undermined by ‘America First’ policies.
Janice Chen/Getty Images

An overdose of orange cones? What the review of NZ’s workplace safety rules must get right

With 70 work-related deaths each year, the government’s review of health and safety rules is very timely. But simply reducing red tape won’t fix the deeper problems.
Canadian companies will soon be legally obligated to annually report on efforts to prevent and remediate forced and child labour in their supply chains. Technology could help them do this. (Shutterstock)

How Canadian companies can use tech to identify forced labour in their supply chains

Supply chains can contain thousands of suppliers spanning continents. DNA testing, drones, satellite imaging and other technologies can help identify forced and child labour.
CUPE members and supporters join a demonstration outside the office of Parm Gill, Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Milton, Ont., on Nov. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

Ontario education strike fallout: Workers’ anger about economic inequalities and labour precarity could spark wider job action

Frustration about unsettled bargaining that predates the pandemic could get channelled into pronounced resistance from educational workers during the coming months.
House painter Emanuel Chisiya and other jobseekers wait for casual jobs work offers on the side of a road in Cape Town. EPA-EFE/Nic Bothma

Why formal employment is not a guaranteed path to social equality

Many formal sector jobs are increasingly precarious and poorly paid, meaning that formal work is not an avenue to greater social equality for many people.
Painting by artist Arnaud Adami, exhibited at Galerie Valerie Delaunay, Paris 2021. Arnaud Adami, untitled, oil on canvas

Young, poor and vulnerable: delivery riders in France are demanding better wages and social protection

How do we take care of delivery riders who are often exposed to multiple risks? What are their needs in terms of social protection? Researchers asked them these questions directly.
A man heads past a clothing store where mannequins sport face masks in Halifax. Retail workers, long-term care workers and teachers say the media has failed to reflect their pandemic experiences. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

To create a better work environment after COVID‑19, we must truly hear employees

In post-pandemic Canada, the media will play a big role in shaping public understanding of labour conditions. A future of work that is safe and equitable requires the voices of workers.
COVID-19 public health measures are stalling economic activity. Getty Images

COVID‑19 tax relief: a snapshot of what’s out there

Governments worldwide have put in place economic and tax relief measures to mitigate the impact on businesses and workers of drastic public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Top contributors

More