Quebec City – December 13, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 509 is pleased and very proud to announce that the workers at Gaudreau Environnement inc. have achieved a first collective agreement. The members at Gaudreau Environnement — a waste management company in the Charlevoix area — ratified the terms of a first labour contract which runs until the end of 2016.
Toronto – December 16, 2013 – International Migrants Day – December 18, annually commemorates the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families by the United Nations on December 18, 1990. In this upcoming holiday season, migrant workers can only hope that their ability to access to Employment Insurance (EI) special benefits is restored in Canada.
Toronto – December 14, 2013 – On December 18, on International Migrants Day, the world recognizes and celebrates the rights of migrants. The day annually commemorates the December 8, 1990 adoption of the United Nations International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, which affirms the human rights of all migrants, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, and recognizes that migrants are men, women, children, and families – not just economic commodities.
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