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	<title>BC Employment Standards Coalition</title>
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	<description>Bringing together organizations, advocates and workers to campaign for decent wages, working conditions, respect and dignity in the workplace.</description>
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		<title>Which province has the lowest working age for children in the industrialized world?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Child Labour BC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Migrant Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why Do Labour Rights Matter?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC Employment Standards Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Fairey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marjorie Griffin Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coalition members Marjorie Griffin Cohen and David Fairey wrote a piece for The Tyee this week about the impact of rollbacks affecting workers&#8217; rights since 2001. In Why BC&#8217;s Lower-wage Workers are Struggling, they highlight some of the most critical changes &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/which-province-has-the-lowest-working-age-for-children-in-the-industrialized-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Slim evidence for Canada&#8217;s skilled labour shortage?</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/slim-evidence-for-canadas-skilled-labour-shortage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Migrant Workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst widespread discussion about an apparent shortage of skilled labour in Canada, this article from the Huffington Post suggests that the purported labour shortage may not in fact be so prevalent. It highlights a recent report from Human Resources and Skills &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/slim-evidence-for-canadas-skilled-labour-shortage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AFL reveals extensive abuse of &#8220;accelerated&#8221; Temporary Foreign Worker program applications</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/642/</link>
		<comments>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/642/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Migrant Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accelerated Labour Market Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alberta Federation of Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migrant workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temporary foreign worker program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to this recent publication from the Alberta Federation of Labour, recent scandals involving &#8220;guest&#8221; workers at the Royal Bank of Canada and HD mining &#8220;are just the tip of the iceberg.&#8221; Through an Access to Information Request, the Alberta &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/642/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does Canada have unfree workers? New op-ed from BC Employment Standards Coalition</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/does-canada-have-unfree-workers-new-op-ed-from-bc-employment-standards-coalition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Migrant Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerardo Otero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gil Aguilar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migrant workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Weighing in on the filming of a federal raid on &#8220;undocumented&#8221; construction workers by the reality TV show Border Security, Coalition members Gil Aguilar and Gerardo Otero ask us to question to the broader issue of racial segregation in Canada&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/does-canada-have-unfree-workers-new-op-ed-from-bc-employment-standards-coalition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Op-ed on BC migrant worker labour rights and protections in today&#8217;s Vancouver Sun</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/op-ed-on-bc-migrant-worker-labour-rights-and-protections-in-todays-vancouver-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/op-ed-on-bc-migrant-worker-labour-rights-and-protections-in-todays-vancouver-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Migrant Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC Employment Standards Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inequality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migrant workers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Sun]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two of of our Coalition members, Anelyse Weiler and Dr. Gerardo Otero, co-wrote an op-ed that was published in today&#8217;s Vancouver Sun. This issue is particularly pertinent in light of the Canadian Border Services Agency raids on construction workers in Vancouver this week. &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/op-ed-on-bc-migrant-worker-labour-rights-and-protections-in-todays-vancouver-sun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tabloid television and CBSA raids on Vancouver construction workers</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/tabloid-television-and-cbsa-raids-on-vancouver-construction-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/tabloid-television-and-cbsa-raids-on-vancouver-construction-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Border Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada Border Services Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migrant workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Geographic Channel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We were appalled to hear about the disrespectful manner in which &#8220;undocumented&#8221; and &#8220;migrant&#8221; workers were treated during this week&#8217;s Canadian Border Services Agency raid on a Vancouver construction site. The raid included TV crews who were filming for the reality &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/tabloid-television-and-cbsa-raids-on-vancouver-construction-workers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New model legislation &amp; backgrounder for BC migrant worker recruitment &amp; protection</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/new-model-legislation-backgrounder-for-bc-migrant-worker-recruitment-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/new-model-legislation-backgrounder-for-bc-migrant-worker-recruitment-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Migrant Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Standards Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Labour Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migrant workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Model Legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As part of its ongoing efforts to promote rights and protections for &#8220;guest&#8221; workers in BC, the BC Employment Standards Coalition has just released a comprehensive set of proposals to support better protection for migrant workers: Backgrounder on Migrant Worker Recruitment &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/new-model-legislation-backgrounder-for-bc-migrant-worker-recruitment-protection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No Child Labour BC Survey</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/no-child-labour-bc/</link>
		<comments>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/no-child-labour-bc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 19:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Labour BC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why Do Labour Rights Matter?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No Child Labour BC want to hear from you about your work experience in BC.  They are specifically seeking out people ages 12-18 to participate, but would love to hear from parents and educators as well.  It only takes 5 &#8230; <a href="http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/no-child-labour-bc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why do labour rights matter?</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Why Do Labour Rights Matter?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UFCW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>

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		<title>Reply from Federal Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt</title>
		<link>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/reply-from-lisa-raitt/</link>
		<comments>http://bcemploymentstandardscoalition.com/reply-from-lisa-raitt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Raitt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minister of Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Response]]></category>

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