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Recommendation 2:
Introduce paid leave provisions for survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence.
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Recommendation 13:
Indigenous publications, organizations, galleries, and other cultural institutions should immediately recruit Indigenous editors and department heads, if these positions are still held by non-Indigenous peoples. This might mean investing in mentorship processes and understanding that Indigenous qualifications can look different than non-Indigenous qualifications. This may require re-considering the concept of “quality”, production schedules, and other tools for organizational structure and workplace culture.
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Recommendation 6:
Increasing the number of residency positions to accommodate more candidates.
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Recommendation 67:
Increased and sustained funding to manage additional expenditures of housing and supporting youth. Funding for wages should be adequate, so organizations are able to hire qualified and trained staff to offer meaningful support to youth.
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Recommendation 3:
Increase workplace prevention requirements by explicitly naming violence—including sexual violence, intimate partner violence, bullying and harassment—as workplace hazards in the Workers’ Compensation Act.
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Recommendation 75:
Increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by June 2019 for all workers with no exemptions, and increase it annually till it reaches a living wage that matches the cost of living.
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Recommendation 26:
Increase culturally appropriate community based and accessible services for Indigenous people including decolonizing employment, education and life skills training and supports, mental health and substance use, and child and family supports.
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Recommendation 21:
Increase access to jobs, trades, skills training and development for Indigenous people.
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Recommendation 5:
Include in the health authorities’ service contracts with assisted living residences the requirement that they collaborate with the joint occupational health and safety committee at their site to develop comprehensive processes for monitoring injury rates, identifying risk factors and preventing and reducing injuries rates over time.
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Recommendation 23:
Include a Community Economic Development strategy that is based entirely from a culturally and community specific lens. This recommendation includes legitimizing and uplifting the survival economy, informal economy, and other systems that have been pushed to the margins, with measures to increase opportunities for more equitable and inclusive employment.
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