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Recommendation 469:
The allocation of funding [for community-based, non-governmental services such as women’s shelters, sexual assault centres, rape crisis centres and women’s centres] must provide for fair and equitable compensation and benefits to workers in the community sector and for staff training and development needs. (p.36)
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Recommendation 1:
That the BC government, working in collaboration with commercial distribution networks, invest $10M to create regional stockpiles of personal protective equipment (PPE) for future pandemic preparation for B.C.’s health care sector, with an emphasis on seniors’ living and care providers, including non-government home health care operators.
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Recommendation 2:
That the BC government invest $20 million over three years to fund a comprehensive, industry-led health human resource (HHR) strategy for the seniors’ care and living sector to address chronicworker shortages and improve quality of care for residents and clients.
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Recommendation 390:
That agencies such as the Ministry of Human Resources, the Corrections Branch, and the Department of Indian Affairs encourage staff who are interested in conducting preventive programs such as support groups for men and for women, that this encouragement take the form of time for training and programme development, payment of any registration fees and recognition in job evaluation. (p.22)
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Recommendation 3:
Support must be distributed in a manner consistent with Indigenous sovereignty, a climate resilient economy and worker rights, including safe and fair labour standards and a right to unionize. Improved conditions for essential service workers must be maintained beyond this crisis.
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Recommendation 12:
Support local waste pickers to improve recycling rates by paying them to collect and sort waste.
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Recommendation 5:
Stable and substantial funding is earmarked for non-profit and charitable organizations, which not only engage women through their workforce, but also serve thousands of women and children across the province.
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Recommendation 73:
Some youth recommend training for service providers to understand the unique needs of youth and how the pandemic has changed them.
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Recommendation 4:
Significantly raise income and disability assistance rates to bring total welfare incomes up to the CFLIM after-tax poverty thresholds and index them to inflation.
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Recommendation 17:
Seek out the leadership of your local Muslim community to keep the communication channels open between the community and your local union and labour council leadership.
Islamophobia at Work: Challenges and Opportunities
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Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
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2019
2019
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