“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 21: Implement the recommendations of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination contained in its Concluding Observations on the Combined Twenty-First to Twenty-Third Periodic Reports of Canada.-
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Recommendation 22: Working with Muslim community associations, human rights bodies, trade unions and civil society organizations, and other stakeholders, develop a strategy to combat the growth of anti-Muslim hate groups and online and social media dissemination of Islamophobia.-
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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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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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Recommendation 30: Develop organizational and workplace policies and practices that are fair, equitable and free from discrimination, harassment or retaliation against anyone, including racialized and/or Muslim employees who work for the organization or those who receive services from it.-
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