Immigrants face a double challenge when they are injured at work — healing and making their voices heard in a system that struggles to recognize their experiences.
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A bad night’s sleep on Sunday, the start of a new project and changing weather over the weekend can all affect what happens on site on Mondays.
Struggling with mental health can increase the risk of work injuries, and work injuries can give rise to, or worsen, mental health challenges.
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board must ensure all injured migrant workers — past, present and future — are spared systemic discrimination in the wake of its recent apology.
National Day of Mourning should be used to challenge misconceptions about occupational health and safety, and advance safer workplaces for Canadians.
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of ensuring safe workspaces, and a new study suggests unionization leads workers to speak up about poor conditions.
The more businesses encourage their employees to sleep well, the better their employees perform.
The food we eat and the products we use should not contribute to human misery. While companies hold some blame, so do consumers who avoid dealing with the consequences of their purchasing decisions.
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Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University
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Professor, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Associate Professor and Labor Economist, University of Minnesota
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Doctoral Candidate, Medical Anthropology, University of Toronto
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Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
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Professor of Industrial Engineering & Assistant Vice-President, International, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Health Studies, Research Associate, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor and Ken Croft Chair in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Postdoctoral Associate at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Anthropologue, chercheur en santé et en sécurité du travail, Université de Montréal