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Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 3: Invest in educating members about the threat to workers represented by Islamophobia and its destructive consequences for workers’ human rights, solidarity, and labour organizations.


Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 4: Press governments and human rights commissions to invest in better data gathering on the incidence and manifestations of Islamophobia in the workplace.


Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 8: Advocate and collectively bargain for the creation of workplace human rights committees along the lines of the internal responsibility system, as proposed by the 2000 Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel (La Forest report).


Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 9: Press the Government of Canada to restore the legal employment equity requirements for federal contractors.


Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 10: Press all levels of government to adopt proactive pay equity legislation to eliminate wage disparities between men and Black women, Indigenous and Muslim women.


Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 12: Outreach and invite Muslim community allies to labour meetings, gatherings and events, and provide space to learn about the experiences and perspectives of Muslims themselves and learn about the work that unions and labour organizations are doing. Small gatherings for sharing and exchanging information, even just conversation can break down barriers and build solidarity.


Recommendations to trade unions

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.


Recommendations to trade unions

Recommendation 20: Work to increase equity representation in CLC committees and on decision making bodies such as Canadian Council.


Recommendations to government

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.


Recommendations to employers

Recommendation 29: Ensure employers, management and employees understand their obligations under the Canadian Human Rights Act to Muslim employees in the workplace and to create a fair and healthy workplace free from discrimination, harassment, prejudice and bias. Provide resources to ensure that racialized and/or Muslim employees know their rights in the workplace.


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