“Islamophobia at Work: Challenges and Opportunities,” published by the Canadian Labour Congress, argues that Canada’s unions and working people should view the development of Islamophobia as deeply alarming, threatening and urgently in need of a response. Canada’s unions have a responsibility to understand, confront and interrupt racism and discrimination in workplaces, organizations and communities.
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Recommendation 23: Employ both an equity and intersectional lens, for existing and future legislation, regulations and policies in order to promote respect, dignity and fairness, and support diversity and equality for all people in communities across Canada.-
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Recommendation 24: Repeal and amend legislation that promotes racism and hate including Bill C-59 (the National Security Act) and Bill S-7 (the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act).-
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Recommendation 25: Convene open and public cross-country consultations to find new ways to combat discrimination in a new national anti-racism strategy.-
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Recommendation 26: Reinstate Canada’s Action Plan Against Racism (CAPAR) to comply with the requirements of the United Nations World Conference against Racism.-
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Recommendation 27: Provide more funding to support anti-racism and anti-oppression programs, especially programs to combat Islamophobia.-
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Recommendation 28: Act on the 30 recommendations submitted by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in the report, entitled Taking Action Against Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination Including Islamophobia.-
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