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Read the full submission here. Submission to the BC Ministry of Labour on the Employment Standards Act and child employment The British Columbia Federation of Labour (BCFED) appreciates the opportunity to participate in the review of child labour regulations under the BC Employment Standards Act (ESA). The BCFED considers the consultation process as a valuable opportunity to make recommendations

This week, Federal NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh, joined striking hotel workers on a Vancouver picket line. He marched and chanted with hundreds of workers who had been out of work for over three weeks and voiced his support for their fight for safe working conditions, stable employment, and fair wages. To us, Jagmeet’s support for these workers was much more than a campaign photo-op. It was a show of

The BC Federation of Labour appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to: • Part 5: Consultation on proposed occupational exposure limits based on the new or revised 2016, 2017, and 2018 ACGIH TLVs for selected chemical substances; • Part 6: Substance specific requirement for pesticides: Re-entry levels; and • Part 26: Forestry operations and

The BC Federation of Labour appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) Part 6: Substance Specific Requirements, Hazardous Drugs. Although the current provisions of Part 6 Cytotoxic drug regulation were developed 20 years ago and are out of date, the BC Regulation remains one of the only such