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Faith-based discrimination
Recommendation 2:
States should allocate adequate resources to address risk factors and prevent violence before it occurs. Policies and programmes should address immediate risk factors, such as a lack of parent-child attachment, family breakdown, abuse of alcohol or drugs, and access to rearms. In line with the Millennium Development Goals, attention should be focused on economic and social policies that address poverty, gender and other forms of inequality, income gaps, unemployment, urban overcrowding, and other factors which undermine society
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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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Recommendation 32:
Review organizational and business policies, practices and services as well as organizational by-laws to remove any existing or potential barriers to a discrimination, harassment and bullying-free workplace for diverse employees including Muslim employees.
Islamophobia at Work: Challenges and Opportunities
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Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
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Recommendation 26:
Review existing legislation, and pass legislation that prohibits violent whitesupremacist rallies on provincial property, while paying careful attention to ensure that the legislation is not overbroad and does not limit freedom to dissent.
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Recommendation 6:
Remove requirement for Attorney General’s consent: The Attorney General’sconsent is currently required to begin any prosecution for the willful promotion ofhatred and genocide. This is a uniquely high bar that should be abolished. Thesame should go for any future free-standing provision(s) around hate-motivated crimes.
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Recommendation 43:
Redirect funding towards alternative measures to policing in municipal budgets
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Recommendation 33:
Recruit minorities, including Muslims, into Agencies, Boards, and Commissions.
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Recommendation 18:
Publicly profile and promote union and labour council’s support and efforts in fighting discrimination against Muslims; sending a strong signal to everyone in the community. For example, write a letter to the editor or an opinion piece for local media, co-author it with community allies to show there is widespread support, organize a public statement (like a news release) to publicize your support efforts locally and how that connects with efforts across the country.
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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Recommendation 35:
Provinces should conduct regular polls to determine the state of racism andIslamophobia in their particular province, and to determine the relevant aspects of Islamophobic sentiment
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Recommendation 27:
Provide more funding to support anti-racism and anti-oppression programs, especially programs to combat Islamophobia.
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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