Workers of Colour

Our work in this area looks at human rights in its broadest term which includes: political, economic, social, cultural, and religious rights. The Congress’ work on anti-racism is shaped by a working class analysis of the root causes of racism, which has its root in colonialism, imperialism and the historical exploitation of people of colour throughout the world.

Some areas of our current work on workers of colour include:

  • promoting the human rights and equality rights of workers of colour;
  • combatting racism in Canadian workplaces, private and public institutions, including follow-up work related to the CLC Anti-Racism Task Force;
  • strategies to increase the access of workers of colour and youth to the Canadian labour force, including promotion of employment equity, access to training and apprenticeship programs, and the recognition of international credentials; and
  • the impact of globalization and privatization on people of colour and making the link with workers in the “South”; poverty; health related issues; lack of access to water, employment, housing, education, healthcare and other social services; and, environmental racism.

Related Publications

CLC Response to Amendments to our Refugee Determination System

The government has amended the refugee determination system. The CLC has concerns with aspects of these amendments. The CLC regards that the government's safe country of origin amendments to Bill C-11, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act… Read More

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Surprise review of federal employment equity practices not grounded in reality

The announcement by Treasury Board President Stockwell Day and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney that the federal government will re-examine employment equity in the federal public service comes as a surprise to the Canadian Labour Congress and its 3.2… Read More

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Speech to the ITUC Youth Committee Meeting

(Check Against Delivery) Delegates, committee members and guests – welcome to beautiful British Columbia and welcome to Vancouver. Bonjour et bienvenue à Vancouver. I come from British Columbia and am very proud … Read More

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Submissions to Parliament

Submission to the parliamentary committee study on employability issues

At a time of increasingly uneven economic development within Canada, growing polarization of wealth, and ongoing lack of investment in labour force development, this Standing Committee study of ‘employability issues’ is extremely relevant f… Read More

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